Food for the Soul: A Collection Fit for a King  – Dulwich Picture Gallery
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Food for the Soul: A Collection Fit for a King  – Dulwich Picture Gallery

ByNina Heyn

By Nina Heyn – Your Culture Scout At the origin of the Dulwich Picture Gallery’s collection lies a story of a king who first lost his crown, then his country, and then his freedom. The king in question was Stanisław August Poniatowski, the last king of Poland who, like England’s King Charles I, was better…

Food for the Soul: London – Vermeer’s Music Lessons
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Food for the Soul: London – Vermeer’s Music Lessons

ByNina Heyn

It so happens that all four Vermeers that can be found in collections in London are about making music. The most elaborate of them is actually called The Music Lesson, acquired by King George III in 1762. This canvas spent about a hundred years misattributed to other Flemish artists (either Frans or Willem van Mieris),…