Anthony van Dyck, or otherwise better known as Van Dyck, was a pupil of Peter Paul Ruben who lived from 1599 to 1641. Under Ruben’s tutelage, he had acquired most of his skills in terms of rendering texture and surfaces. However, he differed from his master in terms of temperament and mood. This difference would lead him to much greater things.
This portrait, titled Charles I of England, shows the significance of this difference. Due to much of paintings being more melancholic and languid, he had become the Court Painter of Charles I in 1632 and having his name anglicized. Becoming Sir Anthony Vandyck due to this significance, it is him we can attribute to much of the Aristocracy that happened during this time.
÷l auf Leinwand (um 1619/ 20)
Anton Van Dyck [1599 – 1641]
Inventar-Nr.: Gal. Nr. 1017