Sir Anthony van Dyck

Self-Portrait with a Sunflower (after 1633)

Years of life:	1599 – 1641
Artist's Teachers:	Peter Paul Rubens
Art Movement:	Baroque
Painting School:	Flemish School, Antwerp School

Genre:	Portrait , Religious , Mythology
Country:	Flanders
Century:	XVII

This remarkable artist was born in Antwerp, the son of a silk merchant. He is known mainly as a portraitist, especially those of the ill-fated Court of King Charles I of England who was beheaded in 1649.

As well as portraits, he painted on religious and mythological subjects (the stock in trade of all artists of the time). He also created landscape watercolors. His brilliant but restrained technique reflected the elegance and impeccable taste of his sitters with their long fingers, noses, graceful poses, and rich clothes of silk and satin. Even his martyrs suffer from perfect manners.

Note the aristocratic nature of his work. Van Dyck created a type of portrait that was often copied. His characters are cold, haughty, and reserved, they never smile and they know their duty and they will fight to retain their privileges to the end. He painted wonderfully sensitive images of children

Anthony van Dyck’s major works are Portrait of Charles V on Horseback, 1620 (Florence: Galleria degli Uffizi); Geronima Brignole Sale and her Daughter Amelia, c. 1621–25 (Genoa: Palazzo Rosso); James Stewart, Duke of Richmond with Lennox, 1635–36 (Private Collection); A Lady as Erminia, Attended by Cupid, c. 1638 (Oxfordshire: Bleinheim Palace).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

The Carrying of the Cross

1618

The Carrying of the Cross • 1618
Charles I at the Hunt

1635

Charles I at the Hunt • 1635
Charles I (1600-1649) with M. de St Antoine

1633

Charles I (1600-1649) with M. de St Antoine • 1633
Portrait of a woman Oil

1619

Portrait of a woman Oil • 1619
Family portrait

1619

Family portrait • 1619
Family portrait

1618

Family portrait • 1618
Soldier on a Horse

1616

Soldier on a Horse • 1616
The Martyrdom of Saint Peter

1616

The Martyrdom of Saint Peter • 1616
Self-portrait

1613–1614

Self-portrait • 1613–1614
Mystical marriage of Saint Catherine

1618 - 1620

Mystical marriage of Saint Catherine • 1618 - 1620
Samson and Delilah

1620

Samson and Delilah • 1620
Amarilli and Mirtillo

between 1631 and 1632

Amarilli and Mirtillo • between 1631 and 1632
Portrait of Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria

1632

Portrait of Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria • 1632
Self-Portrait with a Sunflower

after 1633

Self-Portrait with a Sunflower • after 1633
Princess Elizabeth, 1635 - 1650 and Princess Anne, 1637 - 1640. Daughters of Charles I

1635

Princess Elizabeth, 1635 - 1650 and Princess Anne, 1637 - 1640. Daughters of Charles I • 1635
Double Portrait of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593-1641) with his secretary Sir Philip Mainwaring (1589-1661)

between 1639 and 1640

Double Portrait of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593-1641) with his secretary Sir Philip Mainwaring (1589-1661) • between 1639 and 1640
Triple Portrait of Cardinal de Richelieu

1640

Triple Portrait of Cardinal de Richelieu • 1640
Cupid and Psyche

1638–1640

Cupid and Psyche • 1638–1640
Portrait of Arthur Goodwin

1643

Portrait of Arthur Goodwin • 1643
Thomas Killigrew with a companion

1638

Thomas Killigrew with a companion • 1638
Thomas Hammer

1638

Thomas Hammer • 1638
George Lord Digby and William, Lord Russell

1637

George Lord Digby and William, Lord Russell • 1637
Charles I in ceremonial dress

1636

Charles I in ceremonial dress • 1636
Quentin Simonss

1635

Quentin Simonss • 1635
The Three Elder Children of Charles I

1635

The Three Elder Children of Charles I • 1635
The King hunting

1635

The King hunting • 1635
The Lamentation

1635

The Lamentation • 1635
Endymion Porter with the Painter

1635

Endymion Porter with the Painter • 1635
Charles I in three positions

1635

Charles I in three positions • 1635
Cesare Alessandro Scaglia di Verrua

1635

Cesare Alessandro Scaglia di Verrua • 1635
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick

1634

Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick • 1634
Portrait of an elderly woman

1634

Portrait of an elderly woman • 1634
Jean, Count of Nassau-Siegen, and his family

1634

Jean, Count of Nassau-Siegen, and his family • 1634
Venetia, Lady Digby, on her deathbed

1633

Venetia, Lady Digby, on her deathbed • 1633
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford

1633

Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford • 1633
Prince Rupert of the Palatinate

1632

Prince Rupert of the Palatinate • 1632
The Crucifixion

1632

The Crucifixion • 1632
Amaryllis and Mirtillo

1632

Amaryllis and Mirtillo • 1632
Samson and Delilah

1628 - 1630

Samson and Delilah • 1628 - 1630
The Vision of Blessed Herman Joseph

1630

The Vision of Blessed Herman Joseph • 1630
The Virgin and Child with Two Donors

1630

The Virgin and Child with Two Donors • 1630
The Assumption of the Virgin

1630

The Assumption of the Virgin • 1630
Renaud and Armide

1629

Renaud and Armide • 1629
Jean-Charles d'Ella Faille

1629

Jean-Charles d'Ella Faille • 1629
Saint Augustine in ecstasy

1628

Saint Augustine in ecstasy • 1628
Saint Augustine in ecstasy

1628

Saint Augustine in ecstasy • 1628
Nicolas Lanier

1628

Nicolas Lanier • 1628
Anna Wake

1628

Anna Wake • 1628
A Man in Armor

1627

A Man in Armor • 1627
Portrait of Porzia Imperiale and Her Daughter

1627

Portrait of Porzia Imperiale and Her Daughter • 1627
Peter Stevens

1627

Peter Stevens • 1627
Lucas and Cornelis Wael

1627

Lucas and Cornelis Wael • 1627
The Baldi Children

1627

The Baldi Children • 1627
The Virgin of the Rosary

1627

The Virgin of the Rosary • 1627
The Marchioness Paolina Adorno Brignole-Sade

1627

The Marchioness Paolina Adorno Brignole-Sade • 1627
Ecce Homo

1626

Ecce Homo • 1626
Portrait of a Genoese Noblewoman with her Son

1625

Portrait of a Genoese Noblewoman with her Son • 1625
Christ has the Coin

1625

Christ has the Coin • 1625
Portrait of Emanuele Filiberto, prince of Savoy

1624

Portrait of Emanuele Filiberto, prince of Savoy • 1624
Maddalena Cattaneo

1623

Maddalena Cattaneo • 1623
Filippo Cattaneo

1623

Filippo Cattaneo • 1623
A woman and her child

1621

A woman and her child • 1621
Silene drunk

1620

Silene drunk • 1620
Portrait of a man

1619

Portrait of a man • 1619