Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace

Showcases 65 of the greatest works of art in the Royal Collection
Includes masterpieces by Vermeer, Rembrandt, Canaletto, Titian and Reynolds
Accompanies the exhibitions at The Queen's Gallery, The Palace of Holyroodhouse 30 October 2020-28 February 2021 and at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace 19 March 2021-14 November 2021

Many of the paintings in this publication will be familiar to those interested in Old Masters, with household names including Vermeer, Rembrandt, Canaletto and Titian, and many of them are securely attributed and dated.
Rather than re-treading the old boards of provenance and attribution, this catalogue seeks to engage with a different, perhaps riskier and more subjective line of questioning: not when these works were painted and by whom, but why should we concern ourselves with them at all?
The catalogue entries, which follow the essays, encourage readers to look at the works in a new way, considering how Claude paints a sky, for example, how Rubens models the landscape through his use of colour, or how Titian uses contrast to add gravitas to a portrait.