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Self-Portrait
1633 Oil on Canvas
Self-Portrait
1613-14 43 x 33 cm
Sir Anthony (or “Antoon” in Flemish) van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque painter known for holding a leading position as a court painter in England. Van Dyck is best known for his royal portraits, including that of King Charles I of England and Scotland. In addition to holding a reputation as one of the greatest portrait painters in Britain, van Dyck painted mythological and biblical subjects.
Portrait of the Lomellini family
1623 Oil on Canvas 269 x 254 cm
National Gallery of Scotland
Van Dyck was born to a wealthy family in Antwerp. At an early age, young van Dyck started painting under Hendrick van Balen. Around 1615, after around six years as working as an apprentice, van Dyck began to work independently and set up a workshop with Jan Brueghel the Younger.
Sir Anthony van Dyck, Lord John Stuart and his Brother Lord Bernard Stuart
1638 Oil on Canvas
In 1618, van Dyck entered the Antwerp painters’ Guild of Saint Luke, and shortly after he became an assistant chief to Peter Paul Rubens, who was known as the greatest painter in Northern Europe. Rubens considered van Dyck to be one of his best students and it is speculated that he was asked to work on some of Rubens’ most ambitious projects, including the Jesuit church in Antwerp.
Charles I
1635 Oil on Canvas
Louvre Museum
Samson and Delila
17th Century Oil on Canvas 148 x 257 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Van Dyck went to England for the first time in 1620, where he worked for King James I. and James VI. In London, van Dyck was influenced by the collection of the Earl of Arundel, which included works by master such as Titian. Van Dyck returned to Antwerp after only a few months in England, but his return only lasted until 1621, when he decided to move to Italy. Van Dyck lived in Italy for six years, painting portraits and studying the old masters. It is noted the van Dyck’s ego skyrocketed with his reputation and he began to dress and act like the noble class, annoying the more bohemian, painting circles.
Portrait of Henrietta Maria
1633 Oil on Canvas 220 x 135 cm
National Gallery of Art
Triple Portrait of Charles I
1635.36 Oil on Canvas 85 x 100 cm
Royal Art Collection, London
In 1627, van Dyck again returned to Antwerp to paint portraits for Flemish portraits. He received a particularly large commission to paint twenty-four City Councilmen of Brussels and a number of religious works and prints. From Antwerp, van Dyck maintained his connections with the English court and continued to send work to the Queen.
Portrait of Elena Grimaldi
1623 Oil on Canvas 246 x 173 cm
National Gallery of Art, DC
Amor and Psyche
1638 Oil on Canvas 198 x 190 cm
Royal Art Collection, London
In 1632, van Dyck returned to London, where he was knighted and became the top court painter. After this point his commissions began to multiply, and he painted nearly forty portraits for King Charles alone, making him the dominant portrait painter in all of England.
Van Dyck remains to be an influential name in portrait painting and his masterpieces are now in the most prestigious collections around the world, including the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Louvre in Paris. Do you think you own a piece by Sir Anthony van Dyck? Contact us. We are the van Dyck experts.
