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BBC Two: Charles I's Treasures Reunited

Presenter Brenda Emmanus © BBC
Presenter Brenda Emmanus explores the Royal Academy’s landmark exhibition 'Charles I: King and Collector', which brings together much of Charles I’s extraordinary art collection for the first time since the 17th century. Organised in partnership with Royal Collection Trust, the exhibition includes more than 90 works of art from the Royal Collection, as well as works from collections around the world.
With the help of art historians, curators and conservators, Brenda explores the stories behind the works in Charles I's collection - including artists such as Dürer, Rubens, Titian and Holbein - and tells the incredible story of how it was amassed by the King and then dismantled by Oliver Cromwell.
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Selected highlights from the Collection
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)
Burkhard of Speyer
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641)
Charles I (1600-1649)
Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506)
The Triumphs of Caesar: 1. The Picture-Bearers
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640)
A Self-Portrait
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641)
Charles I and Henrietta Maria with their two eldest children, Prince Charles and Princess Mary
Orazio Gentileschi (Pisa 1563-London 1639)
Joseph and Potiphar's wife
Isaac Oliver (c. 1565-1617)
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594-1612)
Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8-1543)