Thursday, January 10, 2019

17th-century Paintings Collected by George III, part two

Alessandro Turchi
Music (organ shutter)
1606
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III
from the collection of Joseph Smith,
British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Alessandro Turchi
Poetry (organ shutter)
1606
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III
from the collection of Joseph Smith,
British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Alessandro Turchi
Valour (organ shutter)
1606
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III
from the collection of Joseph Smith,
British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Alessandro Turchi
Virtue (organ shutter)
1606
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III
from the collection of Joseph Smith,
British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Luca Giordano
Cupid visiting the sleeping Psyche
ca. 1695-97
oil on copper
(originally a Spanish royal commission - acquired from an unknown source by George III)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Luca Giordano
Venus learns of Cupid's plight
ca. 1695-97
oil on copper
(originally a Spanish royal commission - acquired from an unknown source by George III)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Luca Giordano
Psyche's sisters giving her a lamp and a dagger
ca. 1695-97
oil on copper
(originally a Spanish royal commission - acquired from an unknown source by George III)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Luca Giordano
Psyche discovering the sleeping Cupid
ca. 1695-97
oil on copper
(originally a Spanish royal commission - acquired from an unknown source by George III)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Luca Giordano
Venus chides Cupid
ca. 1695-97
oil on copper
(originally a Spanish royal commission - acquired from an unknown source by George III)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Luca Giordano
Cupid abandoning Psyche
ca. 1695-97
oil on copper
(originally a Spanish royal commission - acquired from an unknown source by George III)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Luca Giordano
Psyche transported and discovering Cupid's palace
ca. 1695-97
oil on copper
(originally a Spanish royal commission - acquired from an unknown source by George III)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Luca Giordano
Venus punishing Psyche with a Task
ca. 1695-97
oil on copper
(originally a Spanish royal commission - acquired from an unknown source by George III)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Giulio Carpioni
A Bacchanal
ca. 1665
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

attributed to Nicolaes Berchem
Troopers plundering, with a ruined church in the background
ca. 1661
oil on canvas
(acquired from an unknown source by George III)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Victor Wolfvoet
Head of Cyrus brought to Queen Tomyris
ca. 1625-52
oil on panel
(acquired from an unknown source by George III)
Royal Collection, Great Britain