Anthony van Dyck grew up in Antwerp, developing his painting skills from a very young age. Dyck was a notable Flemish Baroque painter in the 17th century and was commonly known for his work in portraiture. Kicking off his career, van Dyck set out for Genoa, Italy in 1602, the city soon became his headquarters. Here he was immediately patronized by aristocratic families. Van Dyck enjoyed studying pieces created by Italian painters, he utilized their works to recreate them into sketches, throwing in notes and often compliments.
Van Dyck created his portraits utilizing mellow colours and tones, applying the paint very lightly. As his works deleoped, the textures on the images began to appear more and more artificial.
His painting habits were quite different, he applies paint very lightly and thinly, creating softer images. I personally admire the softness of these colours and how smoothly the portraits appear. The skin tones were always very light and almost appear soft to the touch.
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Pretty good work on Van Dyck here! The images are really strong and less familiar than his more well known work which I find interesting. What I would like to see more of is some historical background and information and a bit more of your personal feelings about the work in question. Good work though and I’ve given you 2/2 on your first two posts.
Jeff