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17/2/2009

Anthony van Dyck

Tate Britain, London

Sir Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) was the greatest painter in seventeenth-century Britain. Though trained in Flanders, he had a huge impact on British cultural life as the principal painter at King Charles I’s ostensibly elegant court, where his impact was similar to that of Hans Holbein at the court of Henry VIII.

Van Dyck was born and trained in the great art centre of Antwerp. He made a brief visit to London in 1620-21 before returning in 1632 to King Charles I’s court. Intensely ambitious and hugely productive, he re-invented portrait-painting in Britain, retaining his pre-eminence until his premature death at the age of 42. Working in a period of intense political ferment during the run-up to the British Civil War, van Dyck portrayed many of the leading characters of the period. His iconic portraits of King Charles I have shaped our view of the Stuart monarchy, while the compositions he used influenced many future generations of British painters.

This visually sumptuous exhibition brings together some of the finest and most magnificent paintings that van Dyck produced during his years in Britain. It also reveals his continuing visual legacy through portraits by artists from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, including Sir Joshua Reynolds and John Singer Sargent. Featuring loans from The Royal Collection and The National Trust, this exhibition explores the context of van Dyck’s key English works, examining his innovative approach to painting the British elite. It also looks at his use of costume and his luscious, sparkling depiction of the rich fabrics of the period, and how his art was itself influenced by more local British painting.

Image: Lucy Percy, Countess of Carlisle 1637. Oil on canvas 2184 x 1308 mm. The Trustees of the Rt Hon. Olive Countess Fitzwilliam's Chattels settlement by permission of Lady Juliet Tadgellenlarge

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Van Dyck and Seventeenth-century Britain
Friday 6 March 2009, 10.00–18.00
Queen Mary, University of London

While Anthony van Dyck takes centre stage at Tate Britain, this accompanying symposium at Queen Mary, University of London looks afresh at the seventeenth century through the eyes of van Dyck. Kevin Sharpe of Queen Mary is historical consultant to the exhibition, and joins Tate curator Karen Hearn and other distinguished speakers to share research on van Dyck's paintings, English family values, portraiture, the aristocracy and the artist’s legacy.

Tate Britain
Millbank - London
Tate Britain is open daily, 10.00-17.50. Exhibitions 10.00-17.40 (last admission 17.00)
£12.20 full price, £11.30 over 60s, £10.30 concessions, Family £30.50. Group £11.20 (£9.30 concessions).

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