Sir Anthony Van Dyck

Van Dyck, Sir Anthony (1599–1641), Flemish baroque portrait and religious painter. He was a pupil of Peter Paul Rubens, and his portrait style, influenced by Venetian art, was one of elegantly posed figures and rich but refined color and handling, particularly of materials. He painted Italian and English nobility and was court painter from 1632 to Charles I of England.

See also: Baroque.