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Charles I was Britain’s most discerning and energetic royal patron, buying much art and encouraging many continental artists. With his ascension to the throne in 1625, it was a turning point in English connoisseurship. Charles had grown up under the … Continue reading
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Tagged Albrecht Durer, Anthony Van Dyck, Bernini, Charles I titian, Diego Velazquez, Earl of Arundel Charles I, Hans Holbein the Elder, Holbein Erasmus, Hugo van der Goes, Jan Van Dyck, King Charles I art collection, King Charles I England, Raphael Cartoons, Rembrandt Collection Charles I, Robert Campin, Rubens, Titian Girl in a fur wrap, Titian Venus of the Pardo
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BEFORE THE AXE FALLS
Just raise your hand to signal when you’re ready.The death warrant of King Charles I required that he be put to death by the severing of his head from his body between the hours of ten in the morning and … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc.
Tagged Charles I Execution, Gonzales Coques, Hippolyte Paul Delaroche, King Charles I England, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Oliver Cromwell, Paul Delaroche, Peter Paul Rubens, Thomas Fairfax
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NOT EVEN A KING'S RANSOM
”In January 1649, Parliament (the House of Commons had been previously purged by Colonel Pride of some 150 members in December 1648, leaving a small rump of some 80 members totally dependent upon Army leaders) established a High Court of … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc.
Tagged Charles I England, Colonel Axtell, Delaroche painting Charles I, John Bradshaw, John Cook, John Downes, King Charles I England, Lady Fairfax, Oliver Cromwell, Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Thomas Waite, Van Dyck
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