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Anthony van Dyck

1599 - 1641

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Sir Anthony van Dyck (; Dutch: Antoon van Dyck [ˈɑntoːɱ vɑn ˈdɛik]; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy. The seventh child of Frans van Dyck, a wealthy silk merchant in Antwerp, Anthony painted from an early age. He was successful as an independent painter in his late teens and became a master in the Antwerp Guild on 18 October 1617. By this time, he was working in the studio of the leading northern painter of the day, Peter Paul Rubens, who became a major influence on his work. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony van Dyck is the 48th most popular painter (down from 45th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Belgium and the 2nd most popular Belgian Painter.

Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish painter who was most famous for his portraits of European nobles.

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Among painters, Anthony van Dyck ranks 48 out of 2,023. Before him are Alphonse Mucha, Paolo Veronese, Nicolas Poussin, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Caspar David Friedrich. After him are Andrea del Verrocchio, Fra Angelico, Paul Klee, René Magritte, Artemisia Gentileschi, and Georges Braque.

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Among people born in 1599, Anthony van Dyck ranks 4. Before him are Diego Velázquez, Pope Alexander VII, and Oliver Cromwell. After him are Francesco Borromini, Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg, Stefan Czarniecki, Pieter van Laer, Ottavio Piccolomini, Christian the Younger of Brunswick, John Berchmans, and Andrea Sacchi. Among people deceased in 1641, Anthony van Dyck ranks 1. After him are George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Gwanghaegun of Joseon, Domenichino, Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria, Jane Frances de Chantal, Thomas Mun, Jeremiah Horrocks, Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, Jan Janszoon, Johan Banér, and Pau Claris i Casademunt.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Anthony van Dyck ranks 12 out of 1,190. Before him are Charles Martel (688), Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Philip I of Castile (1478), John of Gaunt (1340), and Andreas Vesalius (1514). After him are Gerardus Mercator (1512), René Magritte (1898), Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Orlande de Lassus (1534), and Carlota of Mexico (1840).

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Among PAINTERS In Belgium

Among painters born in Belgium, Anthony van Dyck ranks 2. Before him are Jan van Eyck (1395). After him are René Magritte (1898), Frans Hals (1582), Rogier van der Weyden (1390), Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564), Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568), Jacob Jordaens (1593), James Ensor (1860), Hugo van der Goes (1440), Quentin Matsys (1466), and Hubert van Eyck (1366).

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