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1) Van Dyck
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From the time he set up his first studio at the tender age of sixteen, Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641) was a legend in the art world. Rubens, whom he studied with as a child, said that he was his most talented pupil, and he went on to spectacularly fulfill this promise with a career as a celebrated court painter in England and Spain. Historians, scholars, and art lovers alike continue to recognize the sophistication and timeless beauty of his works....
2) Van Dyck
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À partir de la création de son premier atelier à l'âge de seize ans, sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) devint célèbre dans le monde de l'art. Rubens, son professeur lorsqu'il était enfant, disait de lui qu'il était son élève le plus talentueux. Il confirma cette remarque par une carrière d'artiste de cour en Angleterre et en Espagne. De nos jours, il est reconnu comme peintre de portraits, capturant l'élégance et la beauté opulente de...
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17th-century Flemish painter Van Dyck's career was as short as it was dazzling. A student of Rubens, he very quickly became the favourite painter of princes and kings and was the portraitist of English and Italian families of the high nobility. With his rigorous compositions, Van Dyck endowed his models with dignity, grandeur, and spirituality. Proud ladies and lords gambolling on their horses − Van Dyck knew how to render the nonchalant elegance...
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