Royal Splendor in the Enlightenment: Charles IV of Spain, Patron and Collector
Meadows Museum, Dallas, TX, USA
7 March-18 July 2010
Royal Splendor is the world’s first major exhibition to showcase the exceptional art collection of King Charles IV of Spain (1748-1819). The exhibition, for which the Meadows Museum will be the exclusive venue outside of Spain, offers visitors the opportunity to discover for the first time the exquisite taste of Charles IV, who was one of the most important collectors both of his time and in the history of the Spanish monarchy. His interests were not only refined, but extremely varied, as evidenced in the innumerable paintings, drawings, engravings, sculptures, books, coins and musical instruments he collected by both contemporaneous and earlier artists. (…more at Meadows Museum website…)