Anthony van Dyck
Painting, Visual Artist
1599 – 1641
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Who was Anthony van Dyck?
Sir Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England, after enjoying great success in Italy and Flanders. He is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next 150 years. He also painted biblical and mythological subjects, displayed outstanding facility as a draftsman, and was an important innovator in watercolour and etching.
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- Born
- Mar 22, 1599
Antwerp - Also known as
- Anthony van Dyck, follower of
- Profession
- Employment
- Principal Painter in Ordinary, Monarchy of the United Kingdom
(1632 - 1641)
- Principal Painter in Ordinary, Monarchy of the United Kingdom
- Lived in
- Antwerp
- Died
- Dec 9, 1641
London
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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