Portrait of Michel Le Blon (1587-1656)
Anthony van Dyck
in or after 1700
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
h 59.4cm × w 47.2cm
Classification
painting
Museum
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
About this artwork
Portret van Michel le Blon, agent van koningin Christina van Zweden, goudsmid en graveur. Buste naar links. Kopie naar het origineel in Toronto.
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...