Baroque Painter · Active 1600 – 1646
Anthony van Dyck
Anthony van Dyck is among the painters whose work defines the Baroque era. Paintale holds 29 of Dyck’s works in its collection, spanning themes of religion & mythology, daily life, portrait.
Where to see the work: The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Cleveland Museum of Art · Rijksmuseum.
Paintings by Anthony van Dyck (29)
Double Portrait of Willem II (1626-1650), Prince of Orange, and Princess Mary Stuart (1631-1660), later Princess Royal
Anthony van Dyck
About Anthony van Dyck
Working at the height of the Baroque period, Anthony van Dyck produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — religion & mythology, daily life, portrait, power & politics — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Baroque painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Today, paintings by Anthony van Dyck are held in major institutions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Rijksmuseum. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about Anthony van Dyck
- When did Anthony van Dyck live?
- Anthony van Dyck was active around 1600 – 1646, during the Baroque period.
- Where can I see paintings by Anthony van Dyck?
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Rijksmuseum.
- What themes did Anthony van Dyck paint?
- Religion & Mythology, Daily Life, Portrait, Power & Politics.