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| [00:00.00] | The state apartments at the heart of Windsor seem a world apart from the stern castle walls that enclose them. |
| [00:08.23] | So many objects within these rooms have stories to tell of the nation's history, |
| [00:15.15] | through all its shifting fortunes. |
| [00:17.49] | Of all the treasures of Windsor Castle, |
| [00:19.55] | perhaps this extraordinary painting speaks most powerfully of the glory, |
| [00:24.41] | and in some cases the tragedy of the monarchs who passed through here. |
| [00:28.95] | This unusual triple-headed study is of Charles I at the height of his powers. |
| [00:34.77] | And the artist, |
| [00:36.90] | Van Dyck, was asked to paint it this way as a study for a later sculpture. |
| [00:41.61] | But it's a masterpiece in its own right. |
| [00:44.39] | I mean, look at the quality of the fabrics, for example. |
| [00:47.82] | And then how he's captured the character of King Charles and his air of melancholy. |
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