Discover art collector, collector of Dutch and Flemish painting, patron Carlo Emanuele di Savoia (I)

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: Savoy, Charles-Emanuel of (I)
Savoie, Charles-Emmanuel de (Ier)
Savoye, Karel Emanuel van (I)

Qualifications: art collector, collector of Dutch and Flemish painting, patron, amateur, draftsperson, poet
Reigned as Duke of Savoy 1580-1630. He was the first of the Savoia family to bring together a true collection of paintings. For this he had a 'galleria' added to the palace, which was decorated by Federico Zuccari. His collection included many works by Flemish and Dutch masters, especially landscapes, still lifes and portraits. His court painter was Jan Kraeck (until his death in 1607). Artists represented in the collection: Rubens and the Breughel family (Jan, Jan II, Pieter I and Pieter II). He also set up a 'Kunstkammer' in his palace, including drawings on the anatomy of birds, fish and plants. The galleria burned down in 1659, with the loss of many paintings. The city of Turin became an important center for theater and festivals, through the involvement of Carlo Emanuele. Many travelers from Northern Europe stayed there on their way to the south, for example Anthony van Dyck.

Nationality/school: Italian

Born: Rivoli 1562-01-12

Deceased: Savigliano 1630-07-26

Family relationships this field records any family relationship to one or more other artist(s).: son of Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia and Margherita di Francia, father of Vittorio Amedeo di Savoia (1687)

See also In this field, you will find references to names of groups or to the artists that made/make up groups. You may also come across references to other artists if there was/is question of collaboration without a joint name. This is the case, for instance, with artists who rendered parts of works by other artists (such as with P.P Rubens and J. Brueghel I).