A Perfect Model: Prints after Anthony van Dyck’s Portraits

June 8 – December 1, 2024

A detail of a portrait print by Bolswert after Van Dyck; a bearded man with light hair that becomes a kind of pompadour on his head stares right at us.

Celebrity Portraits and prints

Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599 – 1641) was one of the most successful artists of his generation, especially admired for his evocative portraits. He undertook the ambitious project of creating a series of prints depicting famous scholars, military men, nobles and artists. Van Dyck’s prints were widely copied by his contemporaries and were often altered and reprinted over the centuries. This exhibition presents prints that attest to Van Dyck’s lasting impact as printmaker and portraitist.

 

Curator
Nelda Damiano, Pierre Daura Curator of European Art