Volume 77

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Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1566–1651), Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, 1624, oil on canvas, 39 1/2 × 52 3/16 in. (100.4 × 132.5 cm). The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, gift of the Dr. Francis D. Murnaghan Fund, 1973, acc. no. 37.2505

Bibliography of Joaneath A. Spicer
Leslie King-Hammond and Joaneath Spicer in the Chamber of Wonders, the Walters Art Museum, 2024

Kindred Spirits: A Conversation with Joaneath Spicer and Leslie King Hammond

Leslie King Hammond

Master of the Fiesole Epiphany (Italian, active 1470‒1500), Madonna and Child with Saints John the Baptist, Sebastian, Margaret, and Mary Magdalen (Detail), late 1480s, tempera (?) on wood panel, 46 7/16 × 45 11/16 in. (118 × 117 cm). The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902, acc. no. 37.431

Thinking Through a Tondo by the Master of the Fiesole Epiphany

Christopher Daly

Gerard van Spaendonck (Dutch, 1746–1822), Grapes with Insects on a Marble Table Top, ca. 1791–1795, oil on white marble, 7 3/8 × 9 1/4 × 1/8 in. (18.7 × 23.5 × .3 cm). The Frick Collection, New York, Gift of Asbjorn R. Lunde, 2012, acc. no. 2012.1.01

Still Life on Stone: Redefining the Parameters of Materiality

Judith Mann

Title Plate, Nova Reperta. Caption: (I) America, (II) Magnetic Compass, (III) Gunpowder, (IV) Printing Press, (V) Iron Mechanical Clock, (VI) Guaiacum, (VII) Distillation, (VIII) Silkworm, (IX) Stirrup

Handwork and Art Theory in Early Modern Europe

Pamela H. Smith

The Chamber of Wonders

A Love of Order

James Prosek

Notes

Unidentified Roman sculptor, Altar Dedicated to M. Iunius Rufus by his Tutor Soterichus, Italy (Rome), 2nd century CE, marble, size when acquired: 37 1/2 × 22 1/4 × 18 in. (95.3 × 56.5 × 45.7 cm). The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902, acc. no. 23.18

Roaming Roman Stones: Three Provenance Stories

Lisa Anderson-Zhu

Unidentified Peruvian artist, An Allegory of Saint Rose of Lima (Detail)

A Saint by Any Other Name: An Allegory of Saint Rose of Lima (ca. 1730–1760)

Ellen Hoobler

Unidentified German artist, Gingerbread Mold with Lovers (Detail), Southeast Germany or Austria, ca. 1475–1500, earthenware with lead glaze, 19 × 11.5 × 4.4 cm. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, museum purchase, 1973, acc. no. 48.2329

Hot 'n Spicy: The Erotic and Restorative Aspects of a Late Medieval Gingerbread Mold

Orsolya Mednyánszky

Unidentified Dutch artist, Black Youths Smoking in a Tavern (detail), ca. 1630–1640, oil on panel, 35.7 x 26.2 x 0.5 cm. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, museum purchase, 2019, acc. no. 37.2941

Technical Note on a New Acquisition: Black Youths Smoking in a Tavern

Hae Min Park

An example of the freestanding, bright pink signs that demarcated the installation in the 13th–15th Century Art gallery space, with a painting by Stephen Towns visible on the wall

Evaluating the Impact of Placing Contemporary Artwork into the Renaissance and Baroque Galleries

Roslyn Esperon and Teresa Norman

Pair of Revolving Gourd-Shaped Vases

Revealing the Mechanism of a Pair of Qianlong Revolving Vases

Angela Elliott and Dany Chan

Jean-Léon Gérôme, The Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer, 1863-1883, oil on canvas, H: 34 5/8 x W: 59 1/8 in. (87.9 x 150.1 cm); Framed H: 55 x W: 79 5/8 x D: 6 3/4 in. (139.7 x 202.25 x 17.15 cm), Acquired by William T. Walters, 1883 (The Walters Art Museum, 37.113)

The Christian Martyrs’ Last Prayer and The Retreating Lions by Jean-Léon Gérôme: The Morbid Gaze of the Spectator

Joan Mut Arbós

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