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

Informationen zum Autor Francis Haskell (1928-2000) was one of the most influential art historians of the 20th century. He expanded the discipline to include the study of patronage and collecting, the formation of museums and canons of taste, the idea of revival and of illustration. He was professor of art history at the University of Oxford from 1967 until his retirement in 1995. Klappentext Examines the formation and dispersal of the art collections of Charles I and his courtiers. Zusammenfassung In the 17th century! masterpieces by Titian! Raphael and Leonardo! were the objects of fervent pursuit by art connoisseurs. The author 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 to princely galleries across the Continent.

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• Authors: Francis Haskell
• Assisted by: Karen Serres (Editor)
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 15.10.2013
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques; Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries
• EAN: 9780300190120
• ISBN: 978-0-300-19012-0
• Pages: 260
• Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art; Studies in British Art; Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (YUP); The Association of Human Rights Institutes series