Sculpture lovely to look at, and thought-provoking, too Jan 26, 2007
Made between 1425 and 1435 by Donatello, who was, next to Michelangelo, the greatest sculptor of the Italian Renaissance, "Madonna of the Clouds" welcomes visitors right at the start of "Donatello to Giambologna: Italian Renaissance Sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston," an excellent, medium-size exhibition ... "Architecture," a small allegorical bronze by Giambologna from about 1600 that is one of the outstanding works in the MFA's collection, illustrates the point ... Even... (Boston Globe -- Living)
Art Deco star shined brightly and briefly Nov 11, 2006
But Lempicka's borrowings from the past were probably more eclectic than those of any of her Italian colleagues as, magpie-like, she helped herself to elements from sources ranging from ancient statuary and the sculpture of Michelangelo and Giambologna to the paintings of Antonella da Messina, Botticelli, Correggio, Pontormo and Bronzino. One local critic dismissed her colorful palette and bold sculptural figures as being more suitable for a fashion magazine or the d. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The man who brought Venus closer Nov 2, 2005
This has involved raiding the unused balances of the Property Services Agency and spending them in the course of a day; inventing a spurious deadline in order to cajole funders into raising 10 million to buy the Botticelli; getting a dealer s chauffeur to bid for a Giambologna marble in order not to alert the opposition; using private treaty sales and favourable tax concessions to bargain with government and donors. Not surprisingly, Sir Timothy, who has rarely hesitated to speak first, even if... (TimesOnline)
Tuscan town writes marble tradition in stone Jul 25, 2005
Pearson tells the story of how Michelangelo once destroyed a wax model by his contemporary, Giambologna, and reshaped it in front of his eyes to teach Giambologna that he could do better. So what would Michelangelo tell Pearson if he were alive and teaching in Pietrasanta today. (Reuters UK -- Entertainment)
Tuscan landscape set to be blown up for marble Jul 16, 2005
Others who worked with it included Giorgio Vasari and the influential Mannerist sculptor, Jean de Boulogne, or "Giambologna". Despite its grandiose name, Monte Altissimo, the "very high mountain", is one of the lower peaks in the Apuan Alps at 1589 metres. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
European Bronzes from the Quentin Collection Sep 29, 2004
The exhibition features almost forty sculptures, including exemplary works by Italian masters of the genre such as Giambologna, Giovanni Francesco Susini and his uncle Antonio Susini, Francesco Fanelli, and Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi, as well as examples by their equally gifted northern contemporaries such as Hendrick de Keyser and Barthlemy Prieur ... Many, like Giambolognas Mars and Sleeping Nymph, are outstanding examples of famous compositions ... Most of the sculptures, like Giambolognas... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Go to article May 16, 2004
Among the best objects are bronzes by Giambologna and Mantegna, pietra dura tables and an ornate 17th-century ivory tankard ... Other important bronze sculpture acquisitions include Antonio Susinis Nessus and Deianeira after Giambologna and Massimiliano Soldani Benzis Christ on the Mount of Olives. (The Art Newspaper)
Read Indepth Article Mar 1, 2004
Other artworks include twenty-seven Old Masters paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Titian, van Dyck, Veronese, Tintoretto, and Mantegna; Chinese, Japanese, and Meissen porcelain including the famous animal sculptures and the 'Venus Tureen' from the Swan Service; prints and drawings by Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Durer, and Correggio; arms and armor; coins and medals; decorative arts; and sculpture including works by Balthazar Permoser, Giambologna, and Francois Girardon. . (AbsoluteArts.com)
The shapes of things to come Jan 6, 2004
The Florentine Renaissance sculptor Giambologna restricted his own work to the creation of wax and clay models, to be scaled up and faithfully copied in marble and bronze by his workshop; at the height of his career, the greatest sculptor of Baroque Rome, Gianlorenzo Bernini, employed a veritable army of assistants to help him complete the multitude of monuments, fountains, portrait busts and other works demanded by his munificent but impatient patrons. Because so few large-scale public works... (Telegraph.co.uk, UK)
