Portrait of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
Anthony van Dyck
c. 1630 - c. 1650
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
25.7; 20.2; 5
About this artwork
Portret van een man, geïdentificeerd als Peter Paul Rubens, schilder en diplomaat. Ten halven lijve, met de rechterhand over de borst geslagen.
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...