1604
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Portrait of Charles I (1600–1649) is a 1604 unspecified by Anthony van Dyck, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows Charles I, the king of England, in a formal pose. He's wearing fancy clothes and a serious expression. The painting is a fragment of a copy, originally a double portrait with his wife. The original painting was made by Anthony van Dyck in 1632. Charles I liked art and invited many artists to England. He even got van Dyck and Rubens to come from the Continent. To learn more about the style of this painting, look up the technique of sfumato.
This is a fragment of a copy of van Dyck's portrait of 1632. Originally a double portrait, the painting would have included Charles I's wife, Queen Henrietta-Maria. An avid art collector, Charles I lured many important artists, including van Dyck and Rubens, from the Continent to England. Charles I was beheaded in 1649; however, the monarchy was later restored in 1660 by his son, Charles II.
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Sir Anthony van Dyck (; Dutch: Antoon van Dijck ; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist, who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish Netherlands and Italy.
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