Anthony van Dyck, March 22, 1599–December 9, 1641, was a Flemish painter born in Antwerp. He trained with Hendrick van Balen and entered the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke in 1618. He worked in Peter Paul Rubens’s studio before traveling to Italy in 1621.

Van Dyck returned to Antwerp in 1627 and painted portraits, religious subjects, and mythological scenes. In 1632 he settled in England as court painter to Charles I, was knighted, and established a London workshop. His portraits became influential models for European court painting.

Van Dyck died in London in 1641. His paintings are held in the Royal Collection, the Prado, the Louvre, the National Gallery in London, the National Gallery of Art, and other major public collections.

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