Kings and Connoisseurs Collecting Art in Seventeenth-Century Europe |
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| Author:
| Brown, Jonathan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-06437-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1995 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $49.50 |
Book Description:
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This work is an account of the formation of the first great royal art collections. Following the English Civil War, the execution of Charles I and the public auction of his collection and those of his associates, large numbers of works of art of the finest quality came on to the market and were sought after with enthusiasm by many of the richest and most important figures in Europe.
This work is an account of the formation of the first great royal art collections. Following the English Civil War, the execution of Charles I and the public auction of his collection and those of his associates, large numbers of works of art of the finest quality came on to the market and were sought after with enthusiasm by many of the richest and most important figures in Europe.