Royal Splendor in the Enlightenment: Charles IV of Spain, Patron and Collector

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Royal Splendor in the Enlightenment: Charles IV of Spain, Patron and Collector Hardcover Book.January 1, 2010 by Bridget and Isabel … Read more Royal Splendor in the Enlightenment: Charles IV of Spain, Patron and Collector Hardcover Book.January 1, 2010 by Bridget and Isabel Moran Suarez Marx.
Charles IV (1748–1819) was an outstanding patron and collector, with a passionate interest in architecture, gardens, interior decoration and furniture as well as the fine arts. Accompanying an exhibition at Meadows Museum, Dallas, this volume offers an overview of the arts at the Bourbon court, with 82 exhibits ranging from royal portraits by Goya, the court painter, to furniture, porcelain and fabrics. The catalogue is accompanied by four essays, covering topics including Charles’s country houses, Goya and ‘silk fever’.
* Publisher ‏ : ‎ PATRIMONIO NACIONAL (January 1, 2010)
* Language ‏ : ‎ English
* Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 287 pages. See less