Charles I: King and Collector Book (Hardcover - sealed)

Purchased from Royal Academy of Arts Exhibition in London. New - sealed in plastic. From Titian to Rembrandt, King Charles I owned one of the most stupendous art collections ever assembled During his reign, King Charles I (1600–1649) came to own one of the most stupendous art collections ever assembled. Indeed, by the time of his death, it contained some 2,000 paintings and sculptures, including Renaissance masterpieces, modern portraiture and ancient busts. Charles I: King and Collector explores the origins of this extraordinary 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 analyze key areas of the collection, such as Italian Renaissance art, and how the paintings that Charles collected influenced the contemporary artists he commissioned.