Friday, February 12, 2010

Reversal of fortune

In the topsy-turvy world of upside down art no one has spent more time on his head than Phil V of Spain. As king of the Bourbons he burnt down the city of Xativa, at that time the capital of Valencia. Remembering their toasting by P5, and being well known grudge bearers (the town used to be HQ for the Borgia family) the people of Xativa instructed their city museum to hang the 300 year old portrait of Philip V of Spain in the gallery’s collection upside down. And so they did, and still do to this day. (Thanks D)