Charles I: King and Collector
Royal Academy 27 January – 15 April 2018
If you were born, like me, in Venice and raised in Florence by scholarly parents, you would love Renaissance art, and know a great deal about it. Or not. It could also work the other way. Overwhelmed by the cultural weight of the indisputable and unreachably perfect heroes of the brush and chisel, your heart might just switch off entirely, and search to connect with more approachable and spontaneous art forms. Whichever camp you b