Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Arts
During my rain I had a great interest in the arts. I held patronage of many artists including Diego Velazquez who is one of my favorite painters due is great talent, and our interests in dogs, horses and other forms of art. We formed an easy and relaxed relationship over the years. I also harbored other painters like Eugenio Caxes, Vicente Carduco, Gonzales and Nardi. My interest in arts cased me to collect a grand collection of over 4,000 paintings from across all of Europe especially Italy by my death. To house all this art I commissioned the build of the Buen Retiro palace. My idiocy in the obsession of art was quite obvious here. I had not been thinking of the cost and the time it would have taken to build this palace. I also failed to think of the economy. Spain was at war, funds were limited and the public was not very pleased with my decision to spend so much money when we already had to little. The protests that followed were considered by me to be a dark time of my regime.
drawing on the Bein Retiro Palace
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ReplyDeleteI admire you for what you have done to help promote art by being a patron of it. I too am a patron of the arts and have kept some artists living under my roof. However, it is tragic to hear that you were short on funds to express your feelings toward art and architecture. I would be more than happy to bestow some of my art to add to your collection. Unfortunately I am involved in the wars following that of which you speak of that limited your funds.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words. May I suggest that we tour each others galleries someday.
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