Anthony van DyckFlemish, 1599–1641Tête d'enfant
May one see it?
Unknown
Rennes, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- Inv 794.1.3275 ; C. 121-6 (Ancien numéro)
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes
- Image: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes — © Jean-Manuel Salingue; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
Meanwhile, in the life of Anthony van Dyck
The whole life22 March 1599
Born
from 1617
Beginning of Work with Rubens
From 1617 Van Dyck collaborated for a long period with Peter Paul Rubens, whose pupil he became, giving up his independent workshop; Rubens spoke of him as his best pupil.
20 November 1621
Departure for Italy, Arrival in Genoa
In 1621 Van Dyck decided to go to Italy; Rubens supplied him with funds and letters of introduction. On 20 November 1621 he arrived in Genoa and remained in Italy for six years, where his fame as a portraitist was consolidated.
5 July 1632
Principal Painter to King Charles I
On 5 July 1632 Charles I officially appointed Van Dyck principal painter to the king, guaranteeing an annual income of two hundred pounds sterling; the king gave him a large house with a garden on the banks of the Thames.
27 February 1640
Married: Mary Ruthven
9 December 1641
Died
