🕊️ Faith & Scripture
The Brazen Serpent
Anthony van Dyck · 1618
Why it's great
People bitten by snakes reach toward a bronze serpent on a pole, which heals them, in a crowded picture. Anthony van Dyck painted it in about 1618.
Where to see it
📍 Museo del PradoMadrid, Spain
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⬇ Hi-res download
2,699 × 2,362 px · 6.4 megapixels · prints up to about 9 × 8 inches at 300 dpi
File page & license ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
A
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.
