Sir Anthony Van Dyck was a 17th century Flemish painter considered the father of the English portrait school. He worked at the court of King Charles I of England and was highly skilled at portraiture, painting works like his self-portrait and portraits of Charles I. Van Dyck showed artistic talent from a young age and received training from Peter Paul Rubens, who said he was the best of his pupils. He became a renowned artist across Europe known for his portraits of royal and aristocratic subjects.

1. English Painting
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2. Painting in England began to develop later
than in over European countries. That's
why some of the greatest foreign masters
were attracted to England by the titles of
nobility conferred upon them. Holbein,
Antonio Mor, Rubens, Van Dyck were
almost English painters during longer or
shorter periods of their lives.

3. Sir Anthony Van Dyck
(1599 - 1641), who
married the daughter of
an English Lord and who
died in London is
considered to be the
father of the English
portrait school. He
worked at the court of
Karl I, was an extremely
hard working painter. Peter Paul Rubens on van Dyck
"He is by far the best of my pupils"

4. His most famous works are: his self
portrait, «Portrait of the Man» and
«Karl I».

5. Born Anthonis van Dyck
to a wealthy cloth merchant
in Antwerp in 1599, this red
haired boy went on to
become the next big painter
in the Western world. From
an early age Anthony van
Dyck showed a keen
interest and promising
talent in both painting and
drawing and this was noted
by his mother.

6. Anthony van Dyck was a recognized
artist across Europe
• He completed a total of 99 paintings, 72 of which were
portraits. It is believed that Rubens encouraged him to
focus on portraiture as it was obvious that this is where
his talent lay. The artist's portraits were mostly of
subjects from Royal and aristocratic circles whom he
had met on his pilgrimage to Italy.
• As well as portraits, van Dyck spent a great deal of time
painting religious works in Antwerp and these were in
great demand from local churches and royalty and the
artist was eventually made England's leading court
painter.

7. No other artist has lived such a rich life
as Anthony van Dyck and this was
most probably due to his extremely
sensitive nature and devoted
relationship with his mother. Just like
his paintings, van Dyck's life is a rich
picture full of dramatic events.

8. Crucifixion
James Seventh Earl of Derby
His Lady and Child

9. St Martin dividing his cloak Rinaldo and Armida

10. Samson and Delilah