Louis Philippe D’Orleans’ spanish gallery and his connections with the pictorial heritage of Córdoba

Abstract

This work aims an analysis of the mission executed by Baron Taylor in Spain, which supported the formation of Louis Philippe d’Orleáns’ Spanish Gallery of 1838. In order to do so, the network of assistants that Taylor trained in Andalusia is studied. It allowed him to obtain a great number of paintings in a very low cost. The article is focused in the pictorial heritage of Córdoba. This case study intends to provide readings about the dispersion and the theft of works of art in Spain during the 19th Century.