Anthony van Dyck
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| Sir '''Anthony''' '''van Dyck''' (many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a [[Flemish Baroque painting|Flemish Baroque artist]] who became the leading [[court painter]] in [[England]]. He is most famous for his portraits of [[Charles I of England|King Charles I of England and Scotland]] and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on [[English school of painting|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]]. | Sir '''Anthony''' '''van Dyck''' (many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a [[Flemish Baroque painting|Flemish Baroque artist]] who became the leading [[court painter]] in [[England]]. He is most famous for his portraits of [[Charles I of England|King Charles I of England and Scotland]] and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on [[English school of painting|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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| + | *[[Antwerp school]] | ||
| + | *[[List of Flemish painters]] | ||
| + | *[[Lost artworks]] | ||
| + | *[[Henry Stone (painter)|Henry Stone]] (1616–53), English portrait painter and copyist of van Dyck's works. | ||
| + | *''[[Portrait of Olivia Boteler Porter]]'' | ||
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Sir Anthony van Dyck (many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. He is most famous for his portraits of King Charles I of England and Scotland 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.
See also
- Antwerp school
- List of Flemish painters
- Lost artworks
- Henry Stone (1616–53), English portrait painter and copyist of van Dyck's works.
- Portrait of Olivia Boteler Porter
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