Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641) - Christ Healing the Paralytic - RCIN 405325 - Royal Collection
Summary
Healing the paralytic at Bethesda
Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England, after enjoying great success in Italy and the Southern Netherlands. He is most famous for his portraits of Charles I of England and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait painting for the next 150 years. He also painted biblical and mythological subjects, displayed outstanding facility as a draughtsman, and was an important innovator in watercolor and etching. The Van Dyke beard is named after him.
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Date
1641
Source
Royal Collection of the United Kingdom
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public domain