A Palace For A King
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Originally published | 1980 |
Authors | Jonathan Brown |
Editors | Jonathan Brown |
John Elliott | |
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ID | 2057962 |
About A Palace For A King
The Buen Retiro, a royal retreat and pleasure palace, was built for Philip IV on the outskirts of Madrid in the 1630s. With its superb display of paintings by Vel zquez and other contemporary artists, the palace became a showcase for the art and culture of Spain's Golden Age. . . .