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EXHIBITION

The Art of Italy in the Royal Collection

Renaissance & Baroque

This exhibition is in the past. View our current exhibitions.
  • This event is in the past
    Daily (Tuesday, 29 May 2007 - Sunday, 20 Jan 2008)

This exhibition highlights the passionate collecting of Italian art by the British court in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Charles I, who reigned from 1625 to 1649, assembled one of the greatest collections of paintings ever seen in Europe. He brought Italian artists to England, he was presented with paintings as gifts, and he bought extensively, most notably the best of the magnificent Gonzaga collection of Mantua.

His collection was sold after his execution, but his son Charles II (reigned 1660-85) reclaimed many paintings and also made new purchases. Charles II also collected Italian Renaissance drawings, a taste followed a century later by George III (reigned 1760-1820), who assembled a fine collection of Baroque drawings for his library.

Exhibition


    The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.