VAN DYCK, SIR ANTHONY

born March 22, 1599, Antwerp died Dec. 9, 1641, London Van Dyck also spelled Vandyke, Flemish Anthonie Van Dyck, Anthonie also spelled Antonie, or Anton after Rubens, the most prominent Flemish painter of the 17th century. A prolific painter of portraits of European aristocracy, he also executed many works on religious and mythological subjects and was a fine draftsman and etcher. Appointed court painter by Charles I of England in 1632, he was knighted the same year. Additional reading Lionel H. Cust, Anthony van Dyck (1900), the first comprehensive study of the master; Gustav Glck, Van Dyck, Des Meisters Gemlde (1931), an indispensable reference work on Van Dyck's paintings, with more than 460 reproductions; Gert Adriani (ed.), Anton van Dyck, Italienisches Skizzenbuch (1940); and Michael Jaff, Van Dyck's Antwerp Sketchbook (1966), two important publications for the knowledge of Van Dyck's sources and influences; Horst Vey, Die Zeichnungen Anton van Dycks (1962), the only book dealing with the role of Van Dyck as draftsman, richly illustrated; Marie Mauquoy-Hendrickx, L'Iconographie d'Antoine van Dyck (1956), the definitive catalog of portrait etchings and engravings based on Van Dyck's designs. Major Works: Self-Portrait (c. 1613; Akademie der Bildenden Knste, Vienna); Portrait of Jan Vermeulen (1616; Liechtenstein Collection, Vaduz, Liechtenstein); Carrying of the Cross (c. 1617; St. Paul's, Antwerp); Portrait of Cornelis van der Geest (c. 161820; National Gallery, London); The Entry into Jerusalem (c. 1619; Herron Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Ind.); The Taking of Christ (c. 162021; Prado, Madrid); Isabella Brant, Wife of P.P. Rubens (c. 1621; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.); Self Portrait (c. 1621; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City); Portrait of Sir Robert Shirley (1622; Lord Leconfield Collection, Petworth, Sussex, Eng.); Portrait of Franois Duquesnoy (162223; Muses Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels); Marchesa Elena Grimaldi; Wife of Marchese Nicola Cattaneo (c. 1623; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.); Portrait of Emanuel Philibert (1624; Dulwich College Picture Gallery, London); Madonna of the Rosary (c. 162428; Oratorio del Rosario, Palermo); Paola Adorno, Marchesa Brignole Sale, and Her Son (c. 1625; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.); Giovanni Vicenzo Imperiale (1626; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.); Portrait of Peter Stevens (1627; Mauritshuis, The Hague); Portrait of Anna Wake, Wife of Peter Stevens (1628; Mauritshuis); Rinaldo and Armida (1629; Baltimore Museum of Art); Christ on the Cross (c. 1630; Church of Saint Michel, Ghent); Philippe Le Roy, Seigneur de Ravels (1630; Wallace Collection, London): Samson and Delilah (c. 1630; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna); Prince Ruprecht of the Palatinate (c. 163031; Kunsthistorisches Museum); Marie de Raet (1631; Wallace Collection); Lamentation for Christ (1634; Alte Pinakothek, Munich); Prince Thomas of Savoy (c. 1635; Galleria Sabauda, Turin, Italy); Charles I in Three Positions (c. 1637; Royal Art Collection, Windsor Castle, England); Cupid and Psyche (c. 1637; Buckingham Palace, London); Portrait of Thomas Killigrew and Thomas Carew (1638; Royal Art Collection, Windsor Castle); Charles I, King of England (by 1638; Louvre, Paris); King Charles on Horseback (by 1638; National Gallery, London); Charles I and Henrietta Maria with Their Children (by 1638; Royal Art Collection, Windsor Castle).