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Star Lot - The Mystical Betrothal of Saint Catherine - Manner/Possible Attribution to Anton Van Dyck or his 17th century workshop - 17th century Flemish Baroque School Oil on canvas. Canvas only measurements: 85 x 100 cm, framed measurements: 100 x 115 cm. Anton Van Dyck (Antwerp, 1599-Blackfriars, London, 1641) He was the most important Flemish painter of his time after Rubens in the first half of the 17th century, and by the 18th century he was already considered equally as he. He was born in Antwerp, the main commercial and cultural center of the Spanish Netherlands, and was a disciple of Hendrik van Balen. By 1615-1616 he was already an independent artist and from early 1618 he was a master painter in the guild of St. Luke. During these early years of his career, Van Dyck served as an assistant in Rubens' studio. After a few months in London during 1620-1621, Van Dyck moved to Italy, where he lived for six years. Reference bibliography: GUARINO, Sergio, Pinacoteca Capitolina Catalogo Generale, Electa, Milan 2006, ISBN 978-88-370-2214-3; Velázquez, Rubens and Van Dyck: court painters of the 17th century, cat. exp., Madrid, Prado Museum, El Viso, 1999.
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Star Lot - The Mystical Betrothal of Saint Catherine - Manner/Possible Attribution to Anton Van Dyck or his 17th century workshop - 17th century Flemish Baroque School Oil on canvas. Canvas only measurements: 85 x 100 cm, framed measurements: 100 x 115 cm. Anton Van Dyck (Antwerp, 1599-Blackfriars, London, 1641) He was the most important Flemish painter of his time after Rubens in the first half of the 17th century, and by the 18th century he was already considered equally as he. He was born in Antwerp, the main commercial and cultural center of the Spanish Netherlands, and was a disciple of Hendrik van Balen. By 1615-1616 he was already an independent artist and from early 1618 he was a master painter in the guild of St. Luke. During these early years of his career, Van Dyck served as an assistant in Rubens' studio. After a few months in London during 1620-1621, Van Dyck moved to Italy, where he lived for six years. Reference bibliography: GUARINO, Sergio, Pinacoteca Capitolina Catalogo Generale, Electa, Milan 2006, ISBN 978-88-370-2214-3; Velázquez, Rubens and Van Dyck: court painters of the 17th century, cat. exp., Madrid, Prado Museum, El Viso, 1999.
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