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The King's Pictures: The Formation and Dispersal of the Collections of Charles I and His Courtiers

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The King's Pictures: The Formation and Dispersal of the Collections of Charles I and His Courtiers - Haskell, Francis, and Penny, Nicholas (Foreword by), and Serres, Karen (Introduction by)
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The greatest paintings in today's most famous museums were once part of a fluid exchange determined by volatile political fortunes. In the first half of the 17th century, masterpieces by Titian, Raphael, and Leonardo, among others, were the objects of fervent pursuit by art connoisseurs. Francis Haskell traces the fate of collections extracted from Italy, Spain, and France by King Charles I and his circle, which, after a brief stay in Britain, were largely dispersed after the Civil War to princely galleries across the ...

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The King's Pictures: The Formation and Dispersal of the Collections of Charles I and His Courtiers 2013, Yale University Press

ISBN-13: 9780300190120

Hardcover