Collectors make art history and art histories document it.
Borghese Gallery, Rome.
Borghese filled his home with works
of art both antique and contemporary.
Bernini, 'Abduction of persephone' 1622-1625.
This piece is currently at the Borghese gallery. It is made from marble. Era around 1600 is the end of the Reinaisance, and the beginning of the Bavoc period. The artist did more than one picture of the cardinal to massage his ego.
Rubens, 'Ceiling of the banqueting room' Whitehall, 1630-4
Britain's parliament. Enhances Britain's power when visitors are taken into this room. Rubens was thought to be the best artist of his day. Big, diplomatic painting. The painting on the ceiling would take years to complete.
David Tenier. 'The Archduke Leopold's gallery 1651
Easel paintings are smaller and easier to move around. The artist was commissioned by high up people. He became a private dealer and artist. Had a royal connection. He was rich among noble men, that he became a noble man himself. He became filthy rich. There was a demand in them days to buy the right type of art.
Johann Zoffany. 'Charles Townley' 1782
The artist had a passion for antique sculpture. He filled his home with Roman statues. There was no galleries in that time period. If you knew about art you would have been expected to have a big home. Paintings were mainly big in that era. The artist built a wing on his home to put art into. His works were bought from the British museum. The British museum was founded in 1910. Art transferred from being in private homes to public museums. Middle class people wanted what rich people had, they wanted to see art. Visiting galleries became free for working class people. The National gallery in London was built in Trafalgar square as everyone could access it. The collections of art in the gallery is rather mixed now as it suit's everyone's tastes. The work was filtered to boost Britishness. The work was owned by the British government
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