1630
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Dominant colour
Portrait of a Married Couple is a 1630 oil by Anthony van Dyck, a Flemish Baroque painting work, depicting Couple, held at Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
This painting depicts a couple, likely a married pair, sitting together in a formal setting. The woman sits on the right, wearing a dark dress with a large white ruffled collar and a matching headpiece. She holds a fan in her right hand and rests her left hand on her lap. The man sits on the left, dressed in a similar dark attire with a matching collar. He places his right hand on the woman's left hand, while his left arm rests on the back of the chair. The background of the painting features a cloudy sky with a red curtain hanging behind the couple. The overall atmosphere of the painting is one of elegance and refinement, capturing the couple's dignified demeanor. To learn more about the artistic techniques used in this painting, explore the technique of chiaroscuro.
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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