Monday, December 31, 2018

Renaissance Paintings Collected by Charles I (1600-1649)

Andrea Mantegna
Death of the Virgin
ca. 1462
tempera on panel
(purchased by Charles I from the Gonzaga collection in Mantua -
sold after the King's execution to agents for Philip IV of Spain)
Museo del Prado, Madrid

follower of Francesco Francia
St Sebastian
ca. 1480-1500
oil on panel
(acquired from an unknown source by Charles I)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Girolamo Savoldo
Virgin adoring the Child, with two Donors
ca. 1527
oil on canvas
(acquired from an unknown source by Charles I)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Giovanni Cariani
Adoration of the Shepherds
ca. 1515-17
oil on panel
(purchased by Charles I from the Gonzaga collection in Mantua -
attributed to Giorgione until the 19th century)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Francesco Vecellio (younger brother of Titian)
Mystic Marriage of St Catherine
ca. 1520-40
oil on canvas
(acquired in Italy through William Frizell by Charles I -
attributed to Titian until the 20th century)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Correggio
Allegory of Virtue
ca. 1528-30
oil on canvas
(purchased by Charles I from the Gonzaga collection in Mantua -
sold after the King's execution to agents for Cardinal Mazarin)
Musée du Louvre

attributed to Titian
The Lovers
ca. 1510
oil on canvas
(acquired from an unknown source by Charles I -
sold in England after the King's execution, but recovered at the Restoration)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Titian
Salome with the Head of John the Baptist
ca. 1550
oil on canvas
(acquired from an unknown source by Charles I -
sold after the King's execution to agents for Spanish clients)
Museo del Prado, Madrid

Titian
Portrait of Daniele Barbaro
ca. 1545
oil on canvas
(inherited by Charles I -
sold after the King's execution to agents for Spanish clients)
Museo del Prado, Madrid

Palma il Vecchio
Madonna and Child with St Catherine of Alexandria and St John the Baptist
ca. 1527-28
oil on panel
(acquired from an unknown source by Charles I -
sold in England after the King's execution, but recovered at the Restoration)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Jacopo Bassano
Adoration of the Shepherds
ca. 1546
oil on canvas
(acquired from an unknown source by Charles I -
sold in England after the King's execution, but recovered at the Restoration)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Jacopo Bassano
The Flood
ca. 1570
oil on canvas
(purchased by Charles I from the Gonzaga collection in Mantua)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Anonymous painter working in Northern Italy
Fame
ca. 1530
oil on canvas
(sent from Rome in 1635 as a gift of Cardinal Francesco Barberini to Charles I -
sold in England after the King's execution, but recovered at the Restoration)
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Anonymous painter working in Northern Italy
Diligence
ca. 1530
oil on canvas
(sent from Rome in 1635 as a gift of Cardinal Francesco Barberini to Charles I -
sold in England after the King's execution, but recovered at the Restoration)
Royal Collection, Great Britain