Shortly before King Michael I abdicated the Romanian ... Romania’s first monarch, King Carol I, bequeathed the crown of Romania with his impressive art collection in 1899 – including the ...
A Christie's spokesperson told the Art Newspaper ... In 1947, its ownership was transferred to King Michael of Romania, and the painting remained in the country until 1976, when it entered ...
Shortly before King Michael I abdicated the Romanian throne following the nation ... had amassed a large collection of art — including many works by El Greco — and in 1899, bequeathed ...