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Throned in platinum: politically they were a disaster but a spectacular exhibition in Madrid makes plain that Carlos IV and Queen Maria Luisa were superb patrons of art
Carlos IV of Spain and his near contemporary George re of the United Kingdom had much more in common than the IV. Both were 'bad kings', because of...
Apollo, 07/01/09 by Christopher Rowell · More from publication -
No stone unturned: this sumptuous survey of pietre dure immediately establishes itself as a standard work
Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palace of Europe Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palace of...
Apollo, 02/01/09 by Christopher Rowell · More from publication -
Exhibition of the year: Philippe de Montebello's final year as director of the Metropolitan Museum was marked by an exhibition on pietre dure that characteristically fused scholarship with showmanship
America has a new President and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has a new Director. Both elevations have caused quite a stir. At the...
Apollo, 12/01/08 by Christopher Rowell · More from publication -
Acquisitions 2004-2006: the first priority of the National Trust's acquisitions policy is the return to its houses of works of art and furnishings historically associated with them. There have been some notable triumphs in the past two years, described by
There was an encouraging rate of acquisitions by the National Trust in 2004-2006, and a memorable statistic in its effort to safeguard and enhance...
Apollo, 04/01/06 by Christopher Rowell · More from publication -
National Trust acquisitions 2003-2004: Christopher Rowell reviews a year which saw many major successes achieved by the National Trust's policy of acquiring indigenous contents for its houses—but also a few significant losses
2002-2003 was an annus mirabilis for acquisitions by the National Trust, including, most spectacularly, William Morris's Red House, Kent and...
Apollo, 11/01/04 by Christopher Rowell · More from publication -
The King's Bed and its furniture at Knole: this rare and magnificent seventeenth-century state bed and its accompanying furniture were probably made in Paris for the Duke of York, later James II. Christopher Rowell examines new evidence about their histor
Conspicuously extravagant, its magnificent textiles heavy with gold and silver bullion, the so-called 'King's Bed' at Knole, Kent (Fig. 2), has...
Apollo, 11/01/04 by Christopher Rowell · More from publication -
National Trust acquisitions 2002-2003
The National Trust has been particularly active in its acquisition of works of art in 2002-2003, and on three major fronts: at Nostell Priory,...
Apollo, 04/01/03 by Christopher Rowell · More from publication -
'Reining toasts': portraits of beauties by Van Dyck and Dahl at Petworth
In country houses, portraits are often found in sets, and Petworth House, West Sussex, is no exception. (1) Such accumulations tend, however, to be...
Apollo, 04/01/03 by Christopher Rowell · More from publication
