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| Andrea Mantegna Death of the Virgin c. 1462 Prado |
Here are fifteen paintings now preserved at the Prado in Madrid. What they have in common is that all belonged to King Charles I of England in 1649. That was the year of his execution at the hands of the Parliamentarians. Cromwell's people, newly in charge, soon began offering English royal property for sale. Agents for Philip IV of Spain were not slow to take advantage. Philip and Charles had competed for pictures on the international art market all their lives. Ultimately fate decided that Philip's collection should be the one to flourish and that it should even absorb a good part of the collection of his rival.
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| Albrecht Dürer Self-portrait 1498 Prado |
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| Raphael & Giulio Romano Holy Family with St. Elizabeth & St. John the Baptist 1519-20 Prado |
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| Jacopo Tintoretto Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples 1548-49 Prado |
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| Jacopo Tintoretto Abduction of Helen c. 1578 Prado |
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| Palma 'Il Giovane' Conversion of Paul c. 1592 Prado |
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| Anthony Van Dyck Portrait of Hendrik van den Bergh c. 1629-32 Prado |
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| Paolo Veronese Abraham & Isaac c 1586 Prado |
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| Paolo Veronese Penitent Magdalene c. 1582 Prado |
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| Titian Venus with Organist & Lapdog c. 1550 Prado |
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| Titian Marquis del Vesto Addressing Troops 1540-41 Prado |
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| Titian Portrait of Daniele Barbaro c. 1545 Prado |
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| Titian Portrait of Emperor Charles V 1533 Prado |
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| Titian Portrait of Federico II Gonzaga 1529 Prado |
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| Titian Salome with the Head of John the Baptist c. 1550 Prado |