100 Great Artists

ANTHONYVAN DYCK

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n 1632. Anthony ,-an D}'cl heca",,, Co"n Charles. Ilmrio::.tl '\\:l,;a and the !oJ'" children

l"in'LT h)" im'in,ion of Charles I, who _ with and wi,hou, thei, 'klg< and horses. II ..

I,..esen,ed the celebu,,,,) Flemish artiSl 'u=,.. ","" c"nfinned b}' inc",,-,,,d orderS f,"m

with an allo ... ance .nd. ,i,'erSide house in ,he .riSlnc",,,y. Ih"ing ... nrloed ... ith Ruilt:ns,

Rhekfri.rS. \'an D}d ,,,,,,.in<,1 in LmdOfl~" Van D)"1, knL· .... 11 .hout bus)" ,tudins. lie

""''' of,he ",SI of his life. o'g-'ni",1 his own '0 keel' 'p,ee with one

lie .nd the king unde"'oo<ll:1eh o,he, IlOm,i, pc, wed, m.king faci.llilen",,,,, of

perkctl)". Ch.rles .... nted. n image th .. w.s not ,he sitterS himself, he~Jre instructing his helprts

JUSt. likene,.. hut s},,,bolic of his tigh' ttl rule, to p,in' ,he g"m':ntS, which th<y moddbl On

while \'.n Dp::i _ litmili" with the nohl<>< of dumm)" figu,,,,. V,n D}'ck then .dded the

Antwe,p .nd Genoa _ ","" .mhitious ~" ""'" kh fini'hing ttluch",

,nd SttOJS. J us, thr<"t: ,mnths ,ftt:, his a,ri, .. 1 in \ Vha, L,nergcd "' ... s a 'p<:CtlrulH bod)" of

London, he ",cein,1 a knigh'hood .nd a w,,..k th .. ch",n;,,1<>< the de!>"" Ca".lie, Style

nlU1l>1e eh.in and ml:<),!. lie I. tt:, 1""'0")'1:<) .nd I,..ofoun,llr inn""n",,) p(,..trliture fr., On"

himself holding the g(~d chain and po;n,ing ,<:cn'ut)". Ld)" .nd Knell....-owe much to \'.n

juhihntl)" to an e",,..,mus ,unllow.,.. D}"k: and his m(.,;t "den, eib""{"t:n,h_<:"t:ntut)"

\'.n Drd painted dm.ens of portr1its of ~Jllowe,,,",,G"; nsborough.