Van Dyck: Paintings and Drawings

by James Lawson and Jonathan Glancey

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Best known for his lavish portraits of 17th-century nobility at the court of King Charles I in particular, Anthony van Dyck was also a master in the arts of drawing, watercolour and engraving. While his formal commissions are couched in the language of conspicuous wealth and power, his sketches and drawings display a taste for the dramatic action scene as well as a keen sense of character and humour. This book published on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Van Dyck's birth takes a close look at all aspects of the master's techniques, his subject matter from highly...Read more
  • ISBN10 3791320904
  • ISBN13 9783791320908
  • Publish Date 15 August 2000
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 17 August 2001
  • Publish Country DE
  • Imprint Prestel
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 143
  • Language English