Editing Charles I of England (section)

===Art===
{{main|Caroline era}}
Partly inspired by his visit to the Spanish court in 1623,<ref>{{harvnb|Gregg|1981|p=83}}; {{harvnb|Hibbert|1968|p=133}}.</ref> Charles became a passionate and knowledgeable art collector, amassing one of the finest art collections ever assembled.<ref>{{harvnb|Carlton|1995|p=141}}; {{harvnb|Cust|2005|pp=156–157}}; {{harvnb|Gregg|1981|p=194}}; {{harvnb|Hibbert|1968|p=135}}.</ref> In Spain, he sat for a sketch by [[Diego Velázquez|Velázquez]], and acquired works by [[Titian]] and [[Correggio]], among others.{{sfn|Gregg|1981|p=83}} In England, his commissions included the ceiling of the [[Banqueting House, Whitehall]], by [[Peter Paul Rubens]] and paintings by other artists from the Low Countries such as [[Gerard van Honthorst]], [[Daniel Mytens]], and [[Anthony van Dyck]].<ref>{{harvnb|Carlton|1995|p=145}}; {{harvnb|Hibbert|1968|p=134}}.</ref> His close associates, including the [[George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham|Duke of Buckingham]] and [[Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel]], shared his interest and have been dubbed the [[Whitehall Group]].{{sfn|Millar|1958|p=6}} In 1627 and 1628, Charles purchased the [[List of artworks in the Gonzaga collection|entire collection of the Duke of Mantua]], which included work by Titian, Correggio, [[Raphael]], [[Caravaggio]], [[Andrea del Sarto]] and [[Andrea Mantegna]].<ref>{{harvnb|Gregg|1981|pp=167–169}}; see also {{harvnb|Carlton|1995|p=142}}; {{harvnb|Cust|2005|p=157}} and {{harvnb|Hibbert|1968|p=135}}.</ref> His collection grew further to encompass [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]], [[Pieter Bruegel the Elder]], [[Leonardo da Vinci]], [[Hans Holbein the Younger]], [[Wenceslaus Hollar]], [[Tintoretto]] and [[Paolo Veronese|Veronese]], and self-portraits by both [[Albrecht Dürer]] and [[Rembrandt]].{{sfn|Gregg|1981|pp=249–250, 278}} By Charles's death, there were an estimated 1,760 paintings,{{sfn|Carlton|1995|p=142}} most of which were sold and dispersed by Parliament.{{sfn|Carlton|1995|p=143}}