Anthony van DyckFlemish, 1599–1641Twee studies van handen
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-T-00-450(R)
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of Anthony van Dyck
The whole lifefrom 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.
October 1620
First Trip to London to the Court of James I
In October 1620, at the age of twenty-one, Van Dyck moved to London to the court of King James I at the urging of the Duke of Buckingham and the Earl of Arundel; he received an annual pension of one hundred pounds sterling from the king.
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
