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Article: The Sale of the Seventeenth Century. (Report from Europe).(exhibit at Museo del Prado, Spain)(Brief Article)
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- The Magazine Antiques
- Article date:
- May 1, 2002
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In 1623 the Prince of Wales, later Charles I, spent six months in Madrid attempting to break the impasse over negotiations for a marriage between himself and the Infanta Maria, the sister of Philip IV. The wedding never took place, but the young prince was extensively feted by the Spanish court. He took the opportunity to seek out paintings and other works of art to take back to England, and he marveled at the treasures in the Spanish royal collection.
When Charles I was defeated in the English Civil War and executed in 1649, his magnificent art collection was put up for sale. Philip IV was eager to secure the best works, some of which Charles had bought in Spain ...
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