Artwork
Portrait of Filips de Godines
Portrait of Filips de Godines is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Anthony van Dyck. It dates from 1624 and is held in the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The subject is presented with the dignified bearing and composed demeanor characteristic of the artist's approach to capturing elite subjects of his era.
The painting depicts Filips de Godines, a man portrayed in a formal portrait by Anthony van Dyck in 1624. As a portrait genre work, the painting represents the sitter's social status and identity through conventional means of aristocratic or upper-class representation typical of Van Dyck's portraiture. The subject is presented with the dignified bearing and composed demeanor characteristic of the artist's approach to capturing elite subjects of his era.
Technique & Style
The work is an oil painting executed on canvas, measuring 211.5 cm by 137.5 cm, and depicts a male sitter. It was created in 1624 by Anthonis van Dyck and is housed in the Alte Pinakothek, part of the Bavarian State Painting Collections.
The painting’s formal qualities reflect the Baroque emphasis on naturalistic rendering and rich coloration, with the artist employing delicate brushwork to model the sitter’s features and attire. The handling of light and texture contributes to a lifelike presence, while the composition adheres to the conventions of 17th-century portraiture.
These stylistic elements underscore van Dyck’s mastery in combining psychological depth with refined visual detail, characteristic of his mature portrait style.
History & Provenance
The work was created in 1624 by Anthony van Dyck as an oil on canvas portrait of Filips de Godines. It entered the collection of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and has been displayed at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich since its acquisition.
The Portrait of Filips de Godines is held by the Bavarian State Painting Collections and is located at the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. Its dimensions are recorded as 211.5 cm in height and 137.5 cm in width, painted in oil on canvas.
No specific inventory or accession number is documented in the available sources, and no exhibition history is recorded.
Overview
The Portrait of Filips de Godines is a 1624 oil painting by Anthony van Dyck, a Flemish artist associated with the Baroque movement.
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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