Head of an Apostle
Anthony van Dyck
early 17th century
Medium
Black and white chalk on blue paper
Dimensions
10 1/2 x 8 1/16 in. (26.7 x 20.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Janos Scholz, 1952
Accession Number
52.214.4
Tags
HeadsPortraitsApostles
About the Artist
Anthony van Dyck · 1599–1641
Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist who revolutionized portrait painting and became the most influential court painter in 17th-century England. Born in Antwerp as the seventh of twelve children to a prosperous silk merchant, van Dyck displayed extraordinary artistic talent from childhood. He trained under Hendrick van Balen before joining Peter Paul Rubens's workshop as a...