Charles I in Three Positions
Anthony van Dyck · 1635
Why it's great
A king's head is shown from three angles on the same canvas, left, front and right. Anthony van Dyck painted this in 1635 to send to a sculptor in Rome, so that he could make a bust.
Where to see it
📍 Windsor CastleWindsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom
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Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish painter born in Antwerp in 1599. He was Rubens's most gifted assistant, traveled to Italy, and in 1632 moved to London as court painter to King Charles I, where he set the style for English portraits. He died in London in 1641 at the age of 42.
