Flemish Baroque artist (1599–1641). Anthony van Dyck was born on 22 March 1599 in what is now Belgium. Anthony van Dyck is remembered as a painter, etcher and dramaturge, a citizen of the Spanish Netherlands. Notable works include “Jupiter and Antiope”, “Charles I at the Hunt” and “Charles I in Three Positions”. Positions held included court painter.
Before and after
- 13 April 1598Edict of Nantes
- 7 November 1598Birth of Francisco de Zurbarán
- 7 December 1598Birth of Gian Lorenzo Bernini
- 1599Birth of Diego Velázquez
- 22 March 1599Birth of Anthony van Dyck
- 25 April 1599Birth of Oliver Cromwell
- 1600Publication of A Midsummer Night's Dream
- 1600Publication of The Merchant of Venice
- from c. 1600s to 1890sDahomey
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