Anthony Van Dyck

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Anthony van Dyck's portrait of Thomas Howard marked the beginning of the artist's brilliant international career. This study provides a history both of Thomas Howard, one of the most enlightened collectors and patrons England has ever known, and of van Dyck, whose canvases established the grand tradition of portraiture in England and on the Continent.

subjects: Van dyck, anthony, sir, 1599-1641,  Arundel, thomas howard, earl of, 1585-1646,  Art criticism,  Portraits,  Criticism and interpretation,  J. Paul Getty Museum