Self-portrait (van Dyck, New York)
Artist | Anthony van Dyck |
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Year | 1620–1621 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Subject | Anthony van Dyck |
Dimensions | 119.7 cm × 87.9 cm (47.1 in × 34.6 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art possesses in its collection a self-portrait painted by the Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck. Executed in oils on canvas, the work depicts its creator during his early twenties.
Description[]
The self-portrait was probably painted by van Dyck during the winter of 1620–1621, which the artist spent in London. Van Dyck chose to portray himself as a country gentlemen dressed in fine clothes; he likely acquired these clothes due to his father being a wealthy clothier.[1]
The painting was donated to the Metropolitan Museum by the American banker Jules Bache in 1949.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Self-Portrait". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
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- Paintings by Anthony van Dyck
- Paintings in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art