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Best known for his lavish portraits of 17th-century nobility at the court of King Charles I in particular, Anthony van Dyck was also a master in the arts of drawing, watercolour and engraving. While his formal commissions are couched in the language of conspicuous wealth and power, his sketches and drawings display a taste for the dramatic action scene as well as a keen sense of character and humour. This book published on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Van Dyck's birth takes a close look at all aspects of the master's techniques, his subject matter from highly stylised royal portraits to sketches of a beloved dog, and the modernity of his watercolour landscapes. Through a wide variety of ink and chalk drawings the text explores the relationship of the painter with the different media, and with the artistic conventions of his time. The biography places van Dyck in his historical context and completes a fresh, unorthodox view of this artist. ... Read more

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Blake, an author living in London, explains that the impetus for this biography of the great Dutch painter came from his own connection in childhood to a painting purchased by his grandmother ... Read more

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Highly recommended for students of portraiture.
Robin Blake's Anthony Van Dyck could also have been featured in our arts section but is a powerful biographical sketch which should not be missed by any interested in biographical history. Van Dyck was a portrait painter whosaw his own works passed over in favor of his contemporaries, although theywere compared to Titian and Rubens. Blake examines Van Dyck's life and artwith an eye to revealing the underlying influences on his works; in theprocess imparting a fine bit of history. Recommended for any student ofportraiture.

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Brilliant!
This is by far the best bio on van Dyck in print today. I purchased it a year ago, from Amazon UK, and am very glad to see it available in the States. If you have the catalog from either the recent show in London or the Washington DC show from '90, use the images from that to go withRobin's text and you're in for a real treat. Bravo Robin! ... Read more

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The Best Book on Anthony Van Dyck
This book commemorates the 350th anniversary of the death of Anthony Van Dyck the brilliant Flemish painter. With more than 100 repudiation's of Dyck's best oil paintings and sketches from all phases of Dyck's career. The book has 306 illustrations with 120 full color plates.

Included are commentaries of Dyck's work and life by a number of authorities.

This lavish book is the one book to get on Anthony Van Dyck. ... Read more

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One of the greatest Baroque artists, Flemish painter Anthony Van Dyck, was born in 1599, on the eve of the seventeenth century, in Antwerp.To honor the 400th anniversary of his birth, an exhibition of 100 masterpieces by Van Dyck is being held at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp (May 15-August 15) and at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in London (September 11-December 3).This blockbuster show features many rarely-seen works on loan from private collections, the British Royal Collection, and museums and churches in Europe.

"Anthony Van Dyck 1599-1641," the catalogue for this landmark exhibition is the only complete survey of Van Dyck's exceptional artistic career.Edited by Dr. Christopher Brown, director of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford and a noted authority on Van Dyck.This definitive book includes five insightful, exploratory essays on Van Dyck's career, superb color plates with details and comparative illustrations, a chronology, and each work's detailed history.

During his career, Van Dyck was internationally known as one of the most thoroughly European painters working during the Baroque era.He got his start at the age of 14 in the Antwerp studio of Peter Paul Reubens.At the age of 21, Van Dyck arrived in London, where he worked for King James for a year. From there, he went to Genoa, Rome, and Venice, where he studied the work of Titian, the supreme colorist of the Italian Renaissance.Van Dyck continued his travels through Sicily, back to Antwerp, and returned to London, where he spent his final years as the court painter to King Charles I.Van Dyck painted an impressive array of elegantly informal portraits of the aristocracy, nobility, and clergy, as well as mythological and religious scenes.His style highlights the best of the Baroque era, and marks Van Dyck as one of the greatest portraitists of the time (particularly notable when his contemporaries were Velazquez, Bernini, and Rembrandt).Each image captures the striking individuality of his sitters, while the details of dress are rendered with painterly caresses.His influence in England endured, as it is said that Gainsborough's last words were, "We are all going to heaven, and Van Dyck is of the company."Amazon.com Review
Coinciding with the 1999 exhibitions of his paintings in Antwerp and London, Anthony van Dyck: 1599-1641 celebrates the 400th anniversary of the birth of the celebrated Flemish painter. Van Dyck is perhaps best known for his religious paintings, which are outstanding examples of the Baroque style, and he is also considered one of the greatest portrait painters in an age of exceptional portraitists. He revolutionized royal portraiture in England by introducing more dynamic compositions, often incorporating the dramatic presence of a draped curtain leading out into a natural vista and open skies. Born in Antwerp to a wealthy merchant family, van Dyck began to paint at the age of 10 and had already earned the privilege of studying with Peter Paul Rubens by the time he was a teenager. He shared a workshop with Jan Brueghel the Younger, and his contemporaries included Poussin, Lorrain, and Velázquez. Later he would become court painter for King James of England, as well as for Charles I, and he immortalized their key subjects during the charged era of the English Civil War. He had a special talent for depicting his regal subjects with a relaxed elegance not seen in the more formal portraiture that had preceded him. And his ability to paint sumptuous fabrics is almost unparalleled.

This large, stately, cloth-covered hardback contains over 100 of van Dyck's masterpieces, including rarely seen works. Its 359 pages are lavishly illustrated with quality full-color reproductions, including painting details and preliminary drawings. A chronology, descriptions of each work, and essays by prominent scholars in the field make this the most authoritative volume on the artist to date. --A.C. Smith ... Read more

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Disappointing reproductions
I was really disappointed when I received the book.Most reproductions are washed out and I kept wondering if I would love this Van Dyck's work any more if his paintings look like that.I've seen many originals and their reproductions in this book are too bad for a serious catalog.

A great catalogue
This book presents a great overview of Van Dyck's work.The reproductions are clear, and the commentary is helpful.Brown also provides insightful commentary regarding the influence of Rubens' work on Van Dyck.Highly recommended.

an incredible painter, a fantastic exhibition.
One of the greatest painters of all time is well represented by his greatest paintings in this exhibition and hence- this catalog.Be prepared to be amazed by a painter of prodigious talent. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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THIS 36 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great: Eminent Painters, by Elbert Hubbard. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 0766104060. ... Read more

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During his first visit to London, Anthony van Dyck produced his portrait of Thomas Howard.It marked the beginning of van Dyck's brilliant international career.Thomas Howard, a prominent member of the court of James I, was to become one of the greatest and most enlightened collectors and patrons England has ever known.In this probing study, White provides a history both of Howard, and of van Dyck, whose canvases established the grand tradition of portraiture both in England and on the Continent.This volume in the Getty Museum Studies in Art series offers not only a complete study of a great painting but also a primer on how great collections are formed and great careers are launched. ... Read more

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Incredible Insight Into The Mind Of a Great Artist!
I became enamoured of the works of Sir Anthony Van Dyck in large part because of my Art History studies at Brooklyn College with Professor Susan Koslow. I am well aware of the work that the author, Christopher Brown, has done on Anthony Van Dyck, so I knew that I would not be disappointed with this excellent book about his drawings. This book features the preparatory drawings for many of his greatest works. Van Dyck had long been admired for his draughtmanship, and in examining these interesting drawings one can see why. They are revealing in that when one sees the elegant, flawless, finished paintings, you would never suspect that he at times labored over his works. Many drawings show that he made compositonal changes. One is also struck by the intensity that seems to leap off the page. The book is divided into sections reflecting the artist's periods in the cities in which he was active. The first section deals with Antwerpt, 1615-1621. Of particular interest are the preliminary drawings for The Carrying of The Cross, which is not the only religious subject that the artist focused on. The Taking of Christ was another, excuted in red chalk. Mythology was also well represented during Van Dyck's Antwerp period in the work Diana and Actaeon, c. 1618-1621, along with Venus and Adonis, which was executed during the same period. His Italian period is here too, (1621-1627) where religious subjects are again pursued, but something more: his aristocratic portraits for noble Italian families. This is where I feel Van Dyck was truly amazing, in his portraiture. His second Antwerpt period of 1628-1632 shows his more sophisticated, elegant portraiture, and incredible detail. The portrait of Cornelis van der Geest in both the preliminary drawing and finished painting must be seen to be believed, especially the detail of the moisture in the subject's eyes! His English period is also well represented with his famous preliminary drawings for the English Court of King Charles, and various aristocrats. I was also struck by his landscape drawings which are also included in this work.

All of these drawings were part of an exhibition at The Pierpont Morgan Library in 1991. I cannot imagine anyone who loves the work of Anthony Van Dyck not wanting this book! It gives us a deeper understanding of the artist and his astonishing work! ... Read more

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Beatrice Marshall is the author of "Emma Marshall, a Biographical Sketch" as well as "Old Blackfriars". ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Title: Pictorial Notices, Consisting of a Memoir of Sir Anthony Van Dyck, With a Descriptive Catalogue of the Etchings Executed by Him : and a Variety of Interesting Particulars Relating to Other Artists Patronized by Charles I; Original Publisher: London : J. Carpenter; Publication date: 1844; Subjects: Artists; Art patronage; Art / General; Art / History / General; Art / European; Art / Individual Artist; Art / Prints; Biography ... Read more

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Publisher: New York, BrentanoPublication date: 1913Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more