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Articles in Sept 2007 issue of Apollo

• Ten to catch: Apollo's selection for the month ahead
• Animals in Eden: the Courtauld Gallery's Cranach exhibition is a tightly focused revelation of his individual genius
  by Giulia Bartrum
• Newport news: the mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, once the summer homes of plutocrats, are now the focus of an intensive—and expensive—restoration programme, as Louise Nicholson discovers
  by Louise Nicholson
• Collected by the chairman: Rolf Fehlbaum, head of the Swiss design company Vitra, talks to Neil Bingham about the passion for modernism that has made him collect furniture—and buildings
  by Neil Bingham
• Skimming the marble: Bruce Boucher reviews the first substantial exhibition devoted to the magically delicate sculpture of Desiderio da Settignano
  by Bruce Boucher
• The ultimate act of fantasia: Piranesi's funerary candelabrum: to mark the opening of a major Piranesi exhibition at Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, one of its curators, John Wilton-Ely, discusses the masterpiece that Piranesi planned for
  by John Wilton-Ely
• To sell—or not to sell? Museums and galleries in the UK almost never sell works of art from their collections and there is a huge public outcry whenever it is attempted. Yet in the USA such sales are common and usually uncontroversial. However, the s
  by Isabel Andrews
• Lions' heads and webbed claw feet: the first book devoted to Irish furniture and woodwork raises thorny questions of definition
  by Adam Bowett
• The first emperor of China: new discoveries & research: later this month the British Museum unveils an unprecedented loan exhibition of the terracotta warriors and other discoveries made at the 3rd-century BC tomb complex of Qin Shihuangdi, China's fi
  by Jane Portal
• Displeasure of ruins: Piranesi and the monuments of ancient Rome: Piranesi's depictions of the ruins of ancient Rome had enormous influence, but they have been widely misunderstood. As Lola Kantor-Kazovsky argues, they were not intended to provoke pleasur
  by Lola Kantor-Kazovsky
• Scholarly and luscious: John Harris welcomes a fine catalogue of a remarkable Irish collection of 18th-century designs for plasterwork
  by John Harris
• Capturing the beautiful face of the country: the origins of Irish plein-air painting: ignoring any obstacles posed by the country's climate, artists working in Ireland in the 1770s may have helped to pioneer the practice of painting out of doors. William
  by William Laffan
• Ancient & modernism: prehistoric art often prompts the remark, 'it looks so modern'—but no contemporary artists agree?
  by Martin Gayford
• Bring back beauty: this superb book triumphantly reasserts Ninian Comper's place in 20th-century British architecture
  by Alan Powers
• Art business: will droit de suite—artists' royalties—hamper London's challenge to New York as the art market capital of the world, asks Ben Wright?
  by Ben Wright
• Empire lines: the Eritrean City Asmara is an intact Italian colonial city. Now a source of national pride, it is a reminder of the high quality of Italy's architecture in the fascist years
  by Gavin Stamp
• Misty skies photography: David Platzer enjoys a captivating survey of the sensitive art of Edwin Smith
  by David Platzer
• Mask or mirror? Portraits in the age of Picasso: a survey of 20th-century portraiture in Europe poses searching questions about the role played in the modern world by western art's oldest genre
  by Patrick McCaughey
• Market preview: Old Masters shine at the Florence Biennale, while modern and contemporary works will draw buyers to London and Chatsworth: Susan Moore discusses the highlights of a busy September
  by Susan Moore
• Homage to an eye: in August 1992, Paul Joannides reviewed an exhibition devoted to the remarkable skills of Philip Pouncey, the great connoisseur of drawings
  by Paul Joannides
• Treasures of the plague: Marian Campbell describes a remarkable discovery that throws a tragic light on Jewish life in 14th-century Europe
  by Marian Campbell
• Around the galleries: this month the Irish Antique Dealers Fair entices collectors to Dublin. Isabel Andrews picks some highlights of the art and antiques on show in the city
  by Isabel Andrews
• The father of landscape art: the first-ever major exhibition on Joachim Patinir is a triumph for the Prado
  by Martin Bailey
• Old master drawings: what is driving the high prices being paid for Italian, German and French drawings? Crispian Riley-Smith explains the factors that govern success in this lively market
  by Crispian Riley-Smith
• Should Jasmine be pruned?
  by Michael Hall
• Asian art market: in this new monthly feature, Susan Moore previews a highlight of the Asian art calendar: the excitement of New York's Asia Week
  by Susan Moore