Charles I: King and Collector
from 27 Jan 2018 at Royal Academy of Arts
· City of Westminster
Charles I: King and Collector brings together works from one of the most remarkable royal collections ever assembled. As a passionate and discerning patron, Charles I gathered masterpieces from across Europe — paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts that defined the taste of a monarch and shaped the cultural life of seventeenth-century England.
The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see these works reunited, tracing the king's relationships with leading artists of his day and revealing the ambition and vision behind his collecting. It sheds light on a collection that was largely dispersed after his execution in 1649, making this gathering of works a truly exceptional event.
The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see these works reunited, tracing the king's relationships with leading artists of his day and revealing the ambition and vision behind his collecting. It sheds light on a collection that was largely dispersed after his execution in 1649, making this gathering of works a truly exceptional event.
About the venue
Royal Academy of Arts
· City of Westminster
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly, London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and…
