Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace
Author: Desmond Shawe-Taylor
Format: Hardback, 203mm x 254mm, 860g, 44 pages
Published: Royal Collection Trust, United Kingdom, 2020
In this beautifully designed art book, Surveyor of The Queen's Pictures, Desmond Shawe-Taylor, examines 65 of the most celebrated paintings from the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace.
With masterpieces by artists including Vermeer, Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Rubens, Titian, Reynolds, Jan Steen and Canaletto, this publication offers new insights into these world-famous works of art.
A short introduction gives an account of the creation of the Picture Gallery, which sits at the heart of Buckingham Palace, and tells the story of the monarchs who commissioned and acquired this extraordinary collection of paintings.
Desmond Shawe-Taylor is Surveyor of The Queen's Pictures. His previous publications for Royal Collection Trust include Masters of the Everyday (2015), The First Georgians (2014), Dutch Landscapes (2010) and The Conversation Piece (2009).
Author: Desmond Shawe-Taylor
Format: Hardback, 203mm x 254mm, 860g, 44 pages
Published: Royal Collection Trust, United Kingdom, 2020
In this beautifully designed art book, Surveyor of The Queen's Pictures, Desmond Shawe-Taylor, examines 65 of the most celebrated paintings from the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace.
With masterpieces by artists including Vermeer, Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Rubens, Titian, Reynolds, Jan Steen and Canaletto, this publication offers new insights into these world-famous works of art.
A short introduction gives an account of the creation of the Picture Gallery, which sits at the heart of Buckingham Palace, and tells the story of the monarchs who commissioned and acquired this extraordinary collection of paintings.
Desmond Shawe-Taylor is Surveyor of The Queen's Pictures. His previous publications for Royal Collection Trust include Masters of the Everyday (2015), The First Georgians (2014), Dutch Landscapes (2010) and The Conversation Piece (2009).