![]() ![]() Surprisingly little is known about Holbein’s life before his arrival to England. There, the artist got exceptional honours: a generous annual allowance, rooms in the palace, an estate on the Thames, a knighthood and the friendship of the monarch himself, who sailed by boat to observe how his favourite artist was working. The latter was the elder sister of King Charles I, to whose court Van Dyck went in 1632. In the winter of 1631-1632, he moved to The Hague, where he completed several commissions of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, as well as for the Winter King and Winter Queen - the Elector Palatinate Frederick V and his wife Elizabeth Stuart. However, Van Dyck did not stay with his patroness for long. ![]() Actually, Archduchess Isabella Clara Eugenia granted Van Dyck the position of court painter in 1630 instead of Rubens, who was absent from the country since the late 1620s. Both artists were not only collaborators, but also rivals, in particular, in royal favour. Rubens called van Dyck " the best of his pupils" (although Van Dyck began working with him after he had become an independent 19-year-old artist). Experts believe that this subtle move should have helped him to win the favour of King Charles I, a great connoisseur of art.Īnthony van DyckThe career of Anthony van Dyck developed in the service of Charles I of England. According to one version, it was he who brought Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings to London in 1627, which are now kept in the Royal Collection. For example, he spoke on her behalf in peace negotiations with the Republic of the United Provinces (the Protestant part of the Netherlands), as well as between Spain and England. Rubens was also allowed to stay in his workshop and work for other clients in Antwerp, although the court was located in Brussels.Īfter the death of her husband, Isabella Clara Eugenia ruled the Spanish Netherlands for 12 years, and Rubens served her not only as an artist, but also as an ambassador and diplomat. The new patrons praised the painter so highly that they provided him not only with a salary, but also the right to receive a fee for each finished painting. Having painted the portrait of the couple, he was immediately appointed court painter. Rubens House Museum, AntwerpĪt his home, Rubens was introduced to the stadtholders of the Spanish Netherlands - Archduke Albrecht VII of Austria and his wife, Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia. Peter Paul Rubens, Self-Portrait (1623). ![]()
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