Charles I: King and Collector review ? majestic collection fit for an unfit king

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Charles I: King and Collector review ? majestic collection fit for an unfit king | Art and design | The Guardian

QuoteJust for a moment the tapestry of grandeur parts to reveal the brutal truth. Armies clash on an English field in a chaos of smoke and horses. From under a furled flag peers the grey, dead face of the monster Medusa, snakes writhing on her severed head. This hideous face and the armies behind it suggest all is not well with the British monarchy. In the foreground stands the young crown prince, Charles I?s eldest son. Still barely a teenager when this was painted in the early 1640s, he is portrayed by William Dobson with the proud bearing of a war leader. The painting prophesies that he will become a fearsome fighter. Like Medusa?s head that turned those who looked upon it to stone, his royal eye will petrify his enemies.