Study Head of a Young Woman
Anthony van Dyck
ca. 1618–20
Medium
Oil on paper, laid down on wood
Dimensions
22 1/4 x 16 3/8 in. (56.5 x 41.6 cm)
Classification
Pastels & Oil Sketches on Paper
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Ralph J. Hines, 1957
Accession Number
57.37
Tags
PortraitsWomen
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...