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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.