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Anthony van Dyck

Sir Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Southern Netherlands and Italy.

The seventh child of Frans van Dyck, a wealthy Antwerp silk merchant, Anthony painted from an early age. He was successful as an independent painter in his late teens, and became a master in the Antwerp guild in 1618. By this time he was working in the studio of the leading northern painter of the day, Peter Paul Rubens, who became a major influence on his work. Van Dyck worked in London for some months in 1621, then returned to Flanders for a brief time, before travelling to Italy, where he stayed until 1627, mostly in Genoa. In the late 1620s he completed his greatly admired Iconography series of portrait etchings, mostly of other artists. He spent five years in Flanders after his return from Italy, and from 1630 was court painter for the archduchess Isabella, Habsburg Governor of Flanders. In 1632 he returned to London to be the main court painter, at the request of Charles I of England.

With the exception of Holbein, van Dyck and his contemporary Diego Velázquez were the first painters of pre-eminent talent to work mainly as court portraitists, revolutionising the genre. He is best known for his portraits of the aristocracy, most notably Charles I, and his family and associates. Van Dyck became the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next 150 years. He also painted mythological and biblical subjects, including altarpieces, displayed outstanding facility as a draughtsman, and was an important innovator in watercolour and etching. His superb brushwork, apparently rather quickly painted, can usually be distinguished from the large areas painted by his many assistants. His portrait style changed considerably between the different countries he worked in, culminating in the relaxed elegance of his last English period. His influence extends into the modern period. The Van Dyke beard is named after him. During his lifetime, Charles I granted him a knighthood, and he was buried in St Paul's Cathedral, an indication of his standing at the time of his death.

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The Blessed Aloysius Gonzaga in Ecstasy

The Blessed Aloysius Gonzaga in Ecstasy (ca. 1629)

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
Study Head

Study Head

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
The Betrayal of Christ

The Betrayal of Christ (c. 1618–1620)

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
Portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria

Portrait of Queen Henrietta Maria

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
Portrait of a Genovese Lady

Portrait of a Genovese Lady (circa 1622)

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
Mercury

Mercury

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
Alexander or Jan Vinck

Alexander or Jan Vinck

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
Portrait of John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen (1583-1638)

Portrait of John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen (1583-1638)

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
Portrait of Justus Suttermans

Portrait of Justus Suttermans (17th century)

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
Portrait of a Woman, Called the Marchesa Durazzo

Portrait of a Woman, Called the Marchesa Durazzo (ca. 1622–25)

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland

Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
Study for an Equestrian Portrait, Possibly that of Albert de Ligne, Count of Arenberg

Study for an Equestrian Portrait, Possibly that of Albert de Ligne, Count of Arenberg (ca. 1628–32)

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
Christ on the Cross

Christ on the Cross

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
The Prefect Raffaele Raggi

The Prefect Raffaele Raggi (c. 1625)

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
Bishop Jan Van Malderen

Bishop Jan Van Malderen

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)
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