Artwork
Jacomo of Cachiopin (1591 / 92-1659)
Jacomo of Cachiopin (1591 / 92-1659) is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Anthony van Dyck. It dates from 1634 and is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The painting belongs to the portrait genre, presenting its subject in a manner typical of van Dyck's aristocratic portraiture from this period.
Anthony van Dyck's 1634 portrait depicts Jacomo of Cachiopin, a man whose identity is recorded in the work's title. The painting belongs to the portrait genre, presenting its subject in a manner typical of van Dyck's aristocratic portraiture from this period. The work's iconography centers on the representation of a male sitter, though the provided sources do not elaborate on specific attributes, costume details, or symbolic elements that might further explicate the subject's social standing or personal significance.
The portrait's meaning resides fundamentally in its function as a record of individual identity and presence, consistent with the conventions of early seventeenth-century European portraiture.
Technique & Style
Jacomo of Cachiopin is an oil painting executed on canvas, a standard support for Anthony van Dyck's portrait practice. The work measures 111 cm in height by 84.5 cm in width and is classified as a portrait genre painting.
Stylistically, the canvas format and oil medium are consistent with Van Dyck's mature portrait handling of the 1630s, a period in which he favored upright, half- to three-quarter-length compositions on mid-sized canvases to convey aristocratic bearing. The portrait genre classification points to a focus on the sitter's likeness and status rather than narrative content.
No specific information regarding condition, surface handling, or detailed stylistic qualities is provided in the available sources.
History & Provenance
The portrait is held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, where it is inventoried as 111 × 84.5 cm oil on canvas, accessioned under the museum’s painting collection.
It was included in the Van Dyck exhibition “Van Dyck: The Royal Picture Gallery” held at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, in 2019.
Overview
Jacomo of Cachiopin is a portrait painted in oil by Anthony van Dyck in 1634. It is a representation of a man, executed in the Flemish Baroque style.
Artist & collection
Artist
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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