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Sir Anthony Van Dyke, born the son of a cloth manufacturer in Antwerp, was one of the great masters of portraiture in the seventeenth century. After studying under Rubens, Van Was soon sought after by the great and the good of the era, painting stunning portraits of James I of England, the Prince of Orange and Charles I. Van Dyke managed to capture the character of his subjects, who were always painted in sumptuous settings and, as befitted their status, always with a hint of flattery.
Sir Anthony Van Dyke, born the son of a cloth manufacturer in Antwerp, was one of the great masters of portraiture in the seventeenth century. After studying under Rubens, Van Was soon sought after by the great and the good of the era, painting stunning portraits of James I of England, the Prince of Orange and Charles I. Van Dyke managed to capture the character of his subjects, who were always painted in sumptuous settings and, as befitted their status, always with a hint of flattery.
