to smooth negotiations for Charles’ arranged marriage to Maria Anna of Spain, sister of the Spanish King Philip IV. Nothing came of the match, but the prince was enraptured by the art at the ...

Charles’s interest in art began in 1623, when he went to Madrid to court Maria Anna, daughter of King Philip III of Spain. The engagement was broken off after fierce opposition from English ...

The future king of England and current queen of Spain met up at the Auckland Castle on Tuesday to view the new exhibition of Spanish art on display by Francisco de Zurbarán. Charles greeted the ...

The painting was believed to have been among those which were sold off after Charles was executed following his loss in the English Civil War. But researchers matched the description of Susanna ...