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Sir Anthony van Dyck (/ v æ n ˈ d aɪ k /; Dutch: Antoon van Dyck [ˈɑntoːɱ vɑn ˈdɛik]; [a] 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) [3] was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy.
Between 1613 and 1632, van Dyck travelled all over Europe – from his native Antwerp (where he began working as a painter, initially under Hendrick van Balen and later with Peter Paul Rubens), to England for a brief stay at the court of James I and then to Italy, where he had the chance to get to know the old masters.
The Equestrian Portrait of Charles I (also known as Charles I on Horseback) is a large oil painting on canvas by Anthony van Dyck, showing Charles I on horseback. Charles I had become King of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1625 on the death of his father James I, and Van Dyck became Charles's Principal Painter in Ordinary in 1632.
Charles I in Three Positions, also known as the Triple Portrait of Charles I, is an oil painting of Charles I of England painted 1635–1636 [1] by the Flemish artist Sir Anthony van Dyck, showing the king from three viewpoints: left full profile, face on, and right three-quarter profile. It is currently part of the Royal Collection. [2]
Charles I at the Hunt (or Le Roi à la chasse), Anthony van Dyck, c. 1635, Louvre. Charles I at the Hunt, also known under its French title Le Roi à la chasse, is an oil-on-canvas portrait of Charles I of England by Anthony van Dyck, dated to c. 1635, and now in the Louvre Museum in Paris. It depicts Charles in civilian clothing and standing ...
Around 1620, when the portrait was executed, van Dyck was 21 years old, and the subject of the painting, Cornelis van der Geest, was 65. It is one of van Dyck's earliest works but is considered a masterpiece. Van der Geest, a wealthy spice merchant from Antwerp, was an avid art collector and commissioned the painting. [1]
Prime version of van Dyck's first equestrian painting of Charles I, Charles I with M. de St Antoine, 1633 Charles I with M. de St Antoine is an oil painting on canvas by the Flemish painter Anthony van Dyck, depicting Charles I on horseback, accompanied by his riding master, Pierre Antoine Bourdon, Seigneur de St Antoine.
Earlier 1635 painting with both Prince Charles and Prince James wearing skirts. In 1635 Van Dyck had painted a portrait of the same three children, which was intended to be sent to the Queen's sister Christina, in exchange for portraits of the Duchess's children. However, the King was angry with Van Dyck for showing Prince Charles wearing ...