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Titian

Anthony van Dyck, Charles I in the Hunting Field (detail)

RA Exhibitions

< 4 years ago

The life of Charles I: King, collector, tastemaker, traitor

Political turmoil in 17th-century Europe threw up exciting pickings for Charles I’s art collection. But after a civil war that led to his execution, his masterpieces were dispersed across the globe. Here, Jenny Uglow introduces our show finally reuniting the king’s treasures.
Titian, Jacopo Pesaro Being Presented by Pope Alexander VI to Saint Peter (detail)

RA Exhibitions

> 5 years ago

How to read a Renaissance painting

Renaissance painters combined technical innovation with a richly symbolic visual language. But what did it all mean? The RA’s Lucy Chiswell zooms in on an example from our exhibition In the Age of Giorgione.
Attribution: does it matter?

Opinion

> 5 years ago

Debate: should we care about attribution?

If we can’t tell by looking at a work, does it matter who painted it? Or does knowing the authorship increase our understanding? An artist and an art historian go head to head. Pick your side and vote below.