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Charles I: King and Collector
Shawe-Taylor, Desmond; Per Rumberg: Charles I: King and Collector. Exhibition: London, Royal Academy, 2018. 272 pages; illustrated. Hardback. 30 x 24.5cms. The artworks owned by Charles I made up one of the finest art collections in Europe and contained around 2,000 paintings and sculptures. This catalogue approaches the origins of the collection and what it came to represent, outlining how it was built up over Charles's life time, preceeding it's eventual dispersal. 140 items are catalogued and explored within chapters that illuminate their context. Included is a chronology of the life of Charles I as well as an index of every item featured.
The artworks owned by Charles I made up one of the finest art collections in Europe and contained around 2,000 paintings and sculptures. This catalogue approaches the origins of the collection and what it came to represent, outlining how it was built up over Charles's life time, preceeding it's eventual dispersal. 140 items are catalogued and explored within chapters that illuminate their context. Included is a chronology of the life of Charles I as well as an index of every item featured
