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A Jacobite Gazetteer - TurinPalazzo Reale - Gabinetto delle Miniature |
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For the main state rooms of the palace, see this page. For other parts of the palace, see this page. Sometimes some of the rooms in the northeast corner of the “Primo Piano Nobile” can be visited as part of a guided tour. One enters through a doorway in the northeast corner of the courtyard and then goes up the “Scala delle Forbici” (Staircase of the Scissors). The first room to be visited is the “Gabinetto delle Miniature” (Cabinet of the Miniatures). The walls of this room are lined with mirrors in which are set numerous small portraits of members of the Savoy family. In 1758 King Charles Emanuel III of Sardinia commissioned 67 enamel or oil portraits from Giuseppe Lavy.1 These are supplemented with other oil or enamel portraits by other artists.
In this one room it is possible to see portraits of Anne Marie of Orléans, granddaughter of King Charles I, and of her descendants and their spouses, showing how the English and Scottish succession passed to King Charles IV and King Victor.
CHARLES I
(1600-1649)
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CHARLES II JAMES II and VII Henrietta Anne m. Philippe, Duke of Orleans
(1630-1685) (1633-1701) (1644-1670)
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JAMES III and VIII Anne Marie of Orleans m. Victor Amadeus II
(1688-1766) (1669-1728) King of Sardinia
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CHARLES III HENRY IX Charles Emmanuel III m. 1 Anne Christine of Sulzbach
(1720-1788) (1725-1807) King of Sardinia m. 2 Polyxena Christina of Hesse
(1701-1773) m. 3 Elizabeth Theresa of Lorraine
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Victor Amadeus III m. Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain
King of Sardinia
(1726-1796)
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CHARLES IV m. Marie Clotilde of France VICTOR I m. Maria Teresa of Austria-Este
(1751-1819) (1759-1824)
(also King of Sardinia) (also King of Sardinia)
On the north wall is a portrait of Anne Marie d'Orléans, granddaughter of King Charles I, by Giuseppe Lavy.2 Around the portrait is a Latin inscription: “ANNA · MARIA · PHILIPPI · AVRELIANENSIS · DVCIS · FILIA · UICT · AMEDEI · SARDINAE · REGIS · VXOR” (Anne Marie, daughter of Philippe, Duke of Orleans, wife of Victor Amadeus, King of Sardinia).
On the east wall is a portrait of King Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, husband of Anne Marie d'Orléans, by Giuseppe Lavy.3 Around the portrait is a Latin inscription: “VICTORIUS · AME · II · CAROLI · EMMANUELIS · FILIUS · SAB · DUX · XV · PRIMUM · SICILIAE · POSTREMUM · SARDINIAE · REX” (Victor Amedeus II, son of Charles Emanuel, 15th Duke of Savoy, 1st King of Sicily and then of Sardinia).
On the north wall is a portrait of King Charles Emanuel III of Sardinia, son of Anne Marie d'Orléans, by Giuseppe Lavy.4 Around the portrait is a Latin inscription: “CAROLVS · EMMANVEL · III · VICTORY · AMEDEI · FILIVS · SAB · DVX · XVI · SARDINIAE · REX” (Charles Emanuel, son of Victor Amedeus, 16th Duke of Savoy, King of Sardinia).
On the east wall is a portrait of Anne Christine of Sulzbach, first wife of King Charles Emanuel III of Sardinia, by Giuseppe Lavy.5 Around the portrait is a Latin inscription: “ANNA · CHRISTINA · THEODORI · PRINCIPIS · PALATINI · SVLTZBACHIENTIS · FILIA · CAROLI · EM · SAR · REGIS · VXOR” (Anne Christine, daughter of Theodor, Prince Palatine of Sulzbach, wife of Charles Emanuel, King of Sardinia).
To the right of the window is a portrait of Polyxena Christina of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg, second wife of King Charles Emanuel III of Sardinia, by Giuseppe Lavy.6 Around the portrait is a Latin inscription: “POLIXENA · CHRISTINA · ERNESTI · LEOPOLDI · HASSIAE · RHEINFELSENSIS · LANDGRAUY · FILIA · CAR · EM · SAR · REGIS · UXOR · ALTERA” (Polyxena Christina, Daughter of Ernest Leopold, Landgraf of Hesse-Rheinfels, second wife of Charles Emanuel, King of Sardinia).
On the north wall is a portrait of Elizabeth of Lorraine, third wife of King Charles Emanuel III of Sardinia, by Giuseppe Lavy.7 Around the portrait is a Latin inscription: “ELIZABETHA · THERESIA · LEOPOLDI · LOTHARINGIAE · DVCIS · FILIA · CAROLI · EMMA · SAR · REGIS · VXOR · TERTIA” (Elizabeth Theresa, daughter of Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, third wife of Charles Emanuel, King of Sardinia).
On the east wall is a portrait of King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, father of King Charles IV and King Victor, by Giuseppe Gennaro.8 Around the portrait is a Latin inscription: “VICTORIUS · AMEDEUS · III · CAROLI · EMANUELIS · REGIS · F · SARDINIAE · REX” (Victor Amedeus III, son of King Charles Emanuel, King of Sardinia).
On the east wall immediately below the portrait of King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia is a portrait of his wife, Queen Maria Antonia Ferdinanda, by Giuseppe Gennaro.9 Around the portrait is a Latin inscription: “” ().
On the east wall immediately below the portrait of Queen Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Sardinia is a portrait of her eldest son King Charles IV by Giuseppe Grassis.10 Around the portrait is a Latin inscription: “CAROLUS EMANUEL IV VICTORIS AMEDEI III REGIS F. SARDINIAE REX.” (Charles Emanuel IV, son of King Victor Amadeus III, King of Sardinia).
To the right of the window at the top of a column of four larger rectangular paintings is a portrait of King Charles IV.11 He is shown full-length leaning on a column and holding a stack of papers.
To the right of the window at the bottom of a column of four larger rectangular paintings is an almost identical portrait of King Charles IV.11a
There is an oval portrait probably of King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (but possibly of his son King Charles IV).12
On the east wall immediately below the enamel portrait of King Charles IV is a portrait of his wife Queen Marie Clotilde of Sardinia by Giuseppe Grassis.13 Around the portrait is a Latin inscription: “MARIA CLOTILDE A FRANCIA. LUDOVICI DELPHINI F. LUDOVICI XVI FRANCIAE REGIS SOROR. CAROLI EMANUELIS IV REGIS UX.” (Marie Clotilde of France, daughter of the Dauphin Louis, sister of Louis XVI, King of France, wife of King Charles Emanuel IV).
To the right of the window is a largish portrait of Queen Marie Clotilde of Sardinia.14 She is seated on a couch at a table while reading a book which is in her lap.
On the east wall immediately to the right of the enamel portrait of Queen Marie Clotilde is a portrait of King Victor by Giuseppe Grassis.15 Around the portrait is a Latin inscription: “VICTORIUS EMANUEL I. VICTORIS AMEDEI III REGIS F. CAROLI EMANUELIS IV REGIS ET CAROLI FELICIS REGIS FRATER” (Victor Emanuel I, son of King Victor Amadeus III, brother of King Charles Emanuel IV and of King Charles Felix).
On the east wall immediately to the right of the enamel portrait of King Victor is a portrait of his wife, Queen Maria Teresa.16 Around the portrait is a Latin inscription: “” ().
On the east wall immediately to the right of the enamel portrait of Queen Maria Teresa is a portrait of King Charles Felix of Sardinia, younger brother of King Charles IV and King Victor, by Giuseppe Gennaro.17 Around the portrait is a Latin inscription: “CAROLUS · FELIX · VICTORIS · AMEDEI · III · REGIS · F · CAROLI · EMANUELIS · IV · REGIS · ET · VICTORIS · EMANLIS · FRATER” (Charles Felix, son of King Victor Amedeus III, brother of King Charles Emanuel IV and of Victor Emanuel).
On the east wall immediately to the right of the enamel portrait of King Charles Felix of Sardinia is a portrait of his wife Queen Maria Cristina by Giuseppe Grassis.18
Notes 1 Giuseppe Lavy was born at Turin in 1723 and died at Pecetto Torinese in 1803. He began his career at the Savoy court in 1744. His nephew was the sculptor Amedeo Lavy, whose work can be seen in several other collections in Turin: the Palazzo di Citta, the Museo Nazionale del Risorgimento Italiano, and the Museo Civico d'Arte Antica in Palazzo Madama. 2 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The enamel portrait measures 15 cm high by 11 cm wide. 3 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The oil on canvas portrait measures 16 cm high by 12.5 cm wide. 4 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The enamel portrait measures 15 cm high by 12.5 cm wide. 5 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The oil on canvas portrait measures 16 cm high by 12 cm wide. 6 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The enamel portrait measures 15 cm high by 13 cm wide. 7 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The enamel portrait measures 15 cm high by 12.5 cm wide. 8 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The oil on canvas portrait measures 15 cm high by 12.5 cm wide. Giuseppe Gennaro was born at Trino Vercellese in 1855 and died in 1926. In 1911 he painted several of the later miniatures in the Gabinetto. 9 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The enamel portrait measures 14.5 cm high by 12.5 cm wide. 10 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The enamel portrait measures 16 cm high by 12.5 cm wide. Giuseppe Grassis was born in 1870 and died in 1949. He painted several of the later miniatures in the Gabinetto. 11 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The portrait measures cm high by cm wide. 11a Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The portrait measures cm high by cm wide. 12 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The portrait measures cm high by cm wide. 13 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The oil on canvas portrait measures 16 cm high by 12.5 cm wide. 14 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The oil on canvas portrait measures 40 cm high by 30 cm wide. 15 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The enamel portrait measures 15 cm high by 12.5 cm wide. 16 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The oil on canvas portrait measures 14.5 cm high by 12.5 cm wide. 17 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The enamel portrait measures 15.5 cm high by 12.8 cm wide. 18 Cf. Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. The oil on canvas portrait measures 14.8 cm high by 12.2 cm wide. Image 1 (Anne Marie d'Orléans): Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. Image 2 (King Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia): Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. Image 3 (King Charles Emanuel III of Sardinia): Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. Image 4 (Anne Christine of Sulzbach): Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. Image 5 (Polyxena Christina of Hesse): Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. Image 6 (Elizabeth Theresa of Lorraine): Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. Image 7 (King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia): Noel S. McFerran 2015. Image 8 (Queen Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Sardinia): Noel S. McFerran 2015. Image 9 (King Charles IV): Noel S. McFerran 2015. Image 10 (King Charles IV): Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. Image 11 (perhaps King Charles IV): Noel S. McFerran 2015. Image 12 (Queen Marie Clotilde of Sardinia): Noel S. McFerran 2015. Image 13 (Queen Marie Clotilde of Sardinia): Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. Image 14 (King Victor): Noel S. McFerran 2015. Image 15 (Queen Maria Teresa of Sardinia): Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. Image 16 (King Charles Felix of Sardinia): Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. Image 17 (Queen Maria Cristina of Sardinia): Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. |
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This page is maintained by Noel S. McFerran (noel.mcferran@rogers.com) and was last updated August 29, 2017. |