Charles I: King and Collector

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ISBN: 9781910350676

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Attribute name	Attribute value
Author	Shawe-Taylor, Desmond
Pub Date	24/01/2018
Binding	Hardback
Pages	272

Publisher: ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS

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The story of the British monarch who created one of the most stupendous art collections ever assembled. Published to accompany the exhibition that brings together works by Van Dyck, Rubens, Titian, Holbein, Mantegna, and Rembrandt, among many others. A major BBC TV series on the Royal Collection and a documentary on Charles I is planned.

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During his reign, King Charles I (1600-1649) assembled one of Europe's most extraordinary art collections. Indeed, by the time of his death, it contained some 2,000 paintings and sculptures. Charles I: King and Collector explores the origins of the
collection, the way it was assembled and what it came to represent. Authoritative essays provide a revealing historical context
for the formation of the King's taste. They analyse key areas of the collection, such as the Italian Renaissance, and how the
paintings that Charles collected influenced the contemporary artists he commissioned. Following Charles's execution, his collection was sold. This book, which accompanies the exhibition, reunites its most important works in sumptuous detail. Featuring paintings by such masters as Van Dyck, Rubens and Raphael, this striking publication offers a unique insight into this fabled collection.