Van Dyck & Britain

by Karen Hearn, Kevin Sharpe, Chris Breward, et al.

Book Overview

The Flemish Baroque painter Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) first came to Britain in 1620 at the behest of King James. When James died in 1625, his successor, Charles I, recognized van Dyck's skill in capturing the royal image. After a sojourn in Italy, the painter returned to England in 1632, was almost immediately knighted and provided with property and a pension, and became the chief painter of the court. Imbued with an understated authority and relaxed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1854377957
• ISBN13: 9781854377951
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Tate Publishing(UK)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.5" x 11.8"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary