Artists

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  Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness $AU 253.51 ~ 1,340.72
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  Susanna and the Elders $AU 270.86 ~ 2,394.19
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  Blessed Joseph Hermann $AU 278.58 ~ 1,800.98
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  Self Portrait $AU 250.73 ~ 994.55

Along with Rubens, Anthony van Dyck is the most important Flemish painter. At the age of 11 he began his studies under Hendrik van Balen, and founded his own studio already in 1615. From 1617 to 1620 he was active in the workshop of Rubens, who considered Dyck to be his best student. Immediately thereafter he travelled to London and then through Italy from 1621 to 1627. There he admired especially the works of Titian, Giorgione and the Bolognese School. Upon his return he became the court painter to the archdutchess Isabella, governor of the Netherlands. In 1632 he went into the services of Charles I of England (1600-1649). Under Italian influence Dyck developed a representational style of portraiture of the nobility which served as a model for western portrait painting, especially in England. The style of his portraits changed in England, where he worked primarily as a portrait painter. Major works by the artist include Susanna in the Bath, 1621, Lamentation, 1630 and Self-Portrait with Sir Endymion Porter, 1635.