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Article: Van Dyck, Anthony (1599–1641)
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VAN DYCK, ANTHONY (1599
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1641)
VAN DYCK, ANTHONY
(1599
–
1641), Flemish painter. Born in Antwerp, Anthony van Dyck divided his career between his native Southern Netherlands, Italy, and England. Before he died at the age of forty-two, he had become the most influential portraitist in Europe. His portraits evoke the sitters' actual or desired rank as well as a sense of individuality, despite their idealization. Although he remains best known for his portraits, Van Dyck's ambition and talent extended to more prestigious history subjects, including religious and secular narratives in which he emphasized psychological states and relationships (for example,
The Mystic Marriage ...