Charles I, 9781910350676
Hardcover
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…

Charles I

King and Collector

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  • Hardcover

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    24 January 2018

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Summary

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 ho…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781910350676
ISBN-10:1910350672
Author:Desmond Shawe-Taylor, Per Rumberg
Publisher:Royal Academy of Arts
Imprint:Royal Academy of Arts
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:24 January 2018
Weight:1.83kg
Dimensions:300mm x 245mm
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Critics Review

Perfectly executed display of Charles I’s regal power.

Perfectly executed display of Charles I’s regal power.–Rachel Campbell- Johnston “The Financial Times ” a once in a life-time exhibition where works from Charles I’s collection are reunited for the first time in 400 years.–Mark Brown “The Guardian ” …a once-in-a-lifetime gathering–Laura Cumming “The Observer ” An astonishing accumulation of masterpieces.–Keith Thomas “New York Review of Books “Perfectly executed display of Charles I’s regal power.–Rachel Campbell- Johnston “The Financial Times “a once in a life-time exhibition where works from Charles I’s collection are reunited for the first time in 400 years.–Mark Brown “The Guardian “…a once-in-a-lifetime gathering–Laura Cumming “The Observer “An astonishing accumulation of masterpieces.–Keith Thomas “New York Review of Books “

About The Author

Desmond Shawe-Taylor

Desmond Shawe-Taylor is Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures. Per Rumberg is Curator at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.David Ekserdjian is Professor of Film and Art History at the University of Leicester. Dr Barbara Furlotti is Associate Lecturerat the Courtauld Institute of Art, London. Gregory Martin, formerly Curator of Baroque Paintings and Assistant Keeper of theNational Gallery, London, is Editor of the Corpus Rubenianum. Guido Rebecchini is Lecturer and Head of the RenaissanceSection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London. Vanessa Remington is Senior Curator of Paintings at The Royal Collection.Dr Karen Serres is the Schroder Foundation Curator of Paintings at the Courtauld Gallery, London. Lucy Whitaker is AssistantSurveyor of the Queen’s Pictures. Jeremy Wood is Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of Nottingham. HelenWyld is Curator at National Museums Scotland.

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