Self-Portrait of Anthony van Dyck
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Milton Einstein
Accession Number
1959-49-11
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641), a Netherlandish painter of the Baroque era, was renowned for his elegant portraits that captured the nobility and grace of his sitters. A protégé of Peter Paul Rubens, van Dyck rose to prominence as principal court painter to King Charles I of England, where his fluid brushwork, luminous colors, and psychological insight defined the grandeur of 17th-century portraiture This *Self-Portrait*, preserved as a print dated 1720 in the American Art Museum's collection, likely reproduces one of van Dyck's introspective self-images from his lifetime, showcasing his charact...