Differential diagnosis of a thyroid mass, facial malar rash and ptosis on the flora in the primavera by Sandro Botticelli (1445–1510)

Purpose The Primavera is considered amongst the greatest and controversial artistic masterpieces worldwide painted by renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli. The aim was to identify any underlying medical foundations for the painting. Methods Observational study. Results The painting reveals, a ‘butterfly’ malar rash, bilateral ptosis and a clear neck swelling consistent with a goitre in the figure of Flora. This could be explained by concomitant Graves’ disease and systemic lupus erythematosus, or other presentations of multiple autoimmune syndrome. Conclusion These findings highlight the likely presentation of the earliest pictorial depictions of thyroid disease with systemic lupus erythematosus and emphasize the exactitude of depiction demonstrated by Botticelli in renaissance era.

The Works of I.S.Turgenev in the Art of M.V.Dobuzhinsky

The article is the first to examine the issue of the influence of Ivan Turgenev’s works on the art of Mstislav Dobuzhinsky not only in scenography, but also in illustrations and vignettes. Thanks to the artist’s memoirs, it was established that Turgenev’s works did not arouse his creative interest. It is concluded that Dobuzhinsky read the novels The Noble Nest and Smoke in his youth. In the design of Turgenev’s plays A Month in the Village; Breakfast at the Leader; The Workman; Where it is thin, there it is torn; and Provincial for the Moscow Art Theater, Dobuzhinsky turned to the proposal and choice of Konstantin Stanislavsky. The author used a comprehensive method that combined a formal-stylistic analysis of the sketches of sets and costumes, illustrations and vignettes, with a source-based analysis of the artist’s diaries and letters. It was revealed that the silhouette-figure “Girl with Flowers” can be attributed to the complex of these vignettes. The article is the first to address the issue of Dobuzhinsky’s appeal to the art of the Italian Renaissance. It is established that the Cathedral of Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice influenced the image of the greenhouse in the sketches of the scenery for the play based on the play A Month in the Village, while the portraits of Pietro della Fancesca and Sandro Botticelli influenced the portrait of actress Lydia Koreneva.

Герберт Хорн — историк искусства, коллекционер и основатель музея

The activity of Herbert Horne, an art collector, is regarded in the article due to his great significance as an italianist scolar. Hence, the emphasis is made on the Horne’s work starting from the 1880-s when he dedicated himself to studying different aspects of the Italien Renaissance art and culture. His role in the study of Trecento and Quatrocento art (his articles and his monograph on Sandro Botticelli) is shown, as well as his leadership in the art and antique sphere and his participation as an expert in the creation of new museums, while the stress is put on Horne’s figure as an outstanding art collector. The aim of the collecting was to acquire Renaissance art objects for interior decoration of the palazzo Quatrocento that he purchased in Florence and restored himself in the style of that epoch. Despite the fact that the palazzo Corsi-Horne shares common features with the Florence and Fiesole museums , founded in the same time period, the Horne Museum, that the great scholar designed and created , is particularly noted for its scientific forethought and highquality composition. В статье рассматривается деятельность коллекционера Герберта Хорна в контексте его высокой значимости как ученого-итальяниста. Поэтому акцент сделан на его работе начиная с конца 1880-х годов, когда он глубоко погрузился в исследование разных аспектов искусства и культуры итальянского Ренессанса. Показана его роль в изучении живописи Треченто и Кватроченто (статьи, монография о творчестве Сандро Боттичелли), дилерство в области искусства и антиквариата, участие в создании новых музеев в качестве эксперта, а главное внимание уделено Хорну как выдающемуся коллекционеру. Его собирание было направлено на приобретение ренессансных художественных предметов для оформления интерьера палаццо Кватроченто, который он приобрел во Флоренции и сам отреставрировал в стиле той эпохи. Несмотря на то, что палаццо Корси-Хорн имеет общие черты с музеями Флоренции и Фьезоле, образованными примерно в тот же период, Музей Хорна, целиком замысленный и осуществленный этим большим ученым, особо отмечен своей научной продуманностью и качественным составом.

About the image of mother with child in fine arts. Part II. Renaissance

The article highlights aspects of the topic a mother and a child in fine arts of the Renaissance. Paintings by Dutch artists Robert Campen and Jan Van Eyck, Italian paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Sandro Botticelli, Raphael, as well as paintings by Diego de Silva y Velazquez, Peter Paul Rubens and Rembrandt are presented.

A Ninfa como personagem teórica de Aby Warburg

O presente artigo objetiva abordar a ninfa como personagem nas obras do historiador da arte Aby Warburg. Para alcançar tal intento, se exercitará uma dupla atividade de investigação. A ninfa será pesquisada a partir das apresentações imagéticas analisas pelo historiador da arte alemão, mas também como personagem teórica, na qual pode-se perceber parte considerável dos preceitos imagéticos cunhados por Warburg, tais quais: Nachleben – cunhado por Springer –, Pathosformel e Mnemosyne. Este artigo foi dividido em três principais partes, cada uma delas tem como mote um texto e um conceito. Partiu-se da correspondência da “Ninfa Florentina” e do conceito de Nachleben. Em seguida, analisou-se a tese de doutorado sobre “O Nascimento de Vênus e a Primavera de Sandro Botticelli” e a Pathosformel. E num terceiro momento, o conceito de memória foi problematizado no Bilderatlas Mnemosyne. Para além dos escritos de Aby Warburg, este artigo aponta uma pós-vida da personagem também por meio de exegetas do historiador da arte que pesquisam e escrevem sobre a temática nos séculos XX e XXI.

Andrea Verrocchio and His Followers: An Exhibition

Fifty exceptional works of Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-1488) are on exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. This important exhibit has sculpture, paintings and drawings of one of the most important Renaissance Masters of the fourteenth century. While considered foremost a master sculptor along with Donatello and Michelangelo, he was also noted for his important innovations in painting. As teacher, his workshop was the most important in Florence, and included the young Leonardo da Vinci, Pietro Perugino and Sandro Botticelli. His David and Boy with Dolphin are just of few of the masterpieces included in this important exhibition, which covers a full range of his contributions and will remain on view until January 12, 2020. This is the only opportunity to see this powerful collection in this country as it returns immediately to Italy.