Friday, January 4, 2019

16th-century Works of Art Collected by Charles II (1630-1685)

attributed to Vittore Belliniano
The Concert
ca. 1505-1515
oil on canvas
(presented to Charles II by the States-General of Holland)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Federico Barocci
Head of a woman
ca. 1575
drawing (colored chalks)
(acquired by Charles II
from the collection of musician and composer Nicolas Lanier)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Federico Barocci
Head of a youth
ca. 1580
drawing on blue paper (colored chalks)
(acquired from an unknown source by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Anonymous painter
Portrait of Luis Mendes de Vasconcellos (possibly)
ca. 1580-90
oil on canvas
(acquired by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Hans Holbein
Portrait of James Butler, later 9th Earl of Ormond and 2nd Earl of Ossory
ca. 1537
drawing
(acquired by Charles II from the collection of Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Hans Holbein
Portrait of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (poet and courtier)
ca. 1532-33
drawing-
(acquired by Charles II from the collection of Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Hans Holbein
Portrait of John Poyntz (courtier and member of Parliament)
ca. 1532-43
drawing
(acquired by Charles II from the collection of Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Hans Holbein
Portrait of Nicholas Bourbon (poet and courtier)
ca. 1535
drawing
(acquired by Charles II from the collection of Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Jacopo Bertoia
Six Horses' Heads
ca. 1570
drawing
(acquired by Charles II, possibly from painter and art dealer William Gibson)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Anonymous copyist after Polidoro da Caravaggio
Flight of Medea
16th century
drawing
(acquired by Charles II from the collection of musician and composer Nicolas Lanier)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Bartolomeo Passarotti
Three Standing Nudes
before 1592
drawing
(acquired by Charles II, possibly from painter and art dealer William Gibson)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

attributed to Francesco Salviati
Study of an Arm
before 1563
drawing
(acquired by Charles II
from the collection of Nicolas Lanier)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Leonardo da Vinci
Anatomical Drawing (recto) Bones of Foot and Shoulder
ca. 1510-11
drawing
(acquired by Charles II
from the collection of Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Leonardo da Vinci
Anatomical Drawing (verso) Veins and Muscles of the Arm
ca. 1510-11
drawing
(acquired by Charles II
from the collection of Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

attributed to Raphael
Study for The Miraculous Draught of Fishes (tapestry cartoon)
ca. 1514
drawing
(acquired from an unknown source by Charles II)
Royal Collection, Great Britain