Many of the early paintings of Van Dyck are written on religious subjects). However, the peak of religious themes in his work fell in 1627-32, when the artist created a series of large altar images. The canvas “The Vision of St. Augustine,” for example, he wrote specifically for the Church of St. Augustine in Antwerp.
Van Dyck also owns a number of small religious paintings purchased by private individuals. Most often the artist portrayed the Virgin with the Child, as on the canvas “Madonna with the Child and the Angels.” Van Dyck was a devout Catholic, and this explains the high emotional intensity of his religious paintings. However, having moved to Protestant England, where such stories had no demand, the artist almost completely left this genre.
Related Paintings:
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- Madonna with the Child, Saint Catherine and Saint Ursula by Giovanni Bellini In the development of this topic, the most “extensive” in his work, Bellini can only be compared with Raphael. From time to time he wrote the Virgin on orders of...
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- Madonna and Child, Saints Rock and Anthony of Padua by Giorgione The painting “Madonna and Child, Holy Rock and Anthony of Padua” was created by the Italian artist Giorgione around the first years of the 16th century. The exact date of...
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- Madonna with the Child and the Eight Angels (Rachin Tondo) by Sandro Botticelli The picture “The Madonna with the Child and the Eight Angels” is also known as the “Rachin Tondo” by the name of the private collection in which it used to...
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- Portrait of the Lady of Venice Digby, personifying Prudence by Anthony Van Dyck This is one of the most intriguing paintings of Van Dyck. It depicts Venice Digby, the wife of the friend of the artist Sir Digby, a diplomat, a naval officer...
- Madonna with Child, Angels and Saint John the Baptist by Sandro Botticelli This unusual painting depicts the Madonna and the grenade-holding infant in the presence of the young John the Baptist. Sitting on the benches angels in the background are like schoolchildren....
- Madonna and Child (sculpture) by Michelangelo Buonarroti Sculpture by Michelangelo “Madonna and Child”. The height of the sculpture is 128 cm, marble. Michelangelo Buonarroti portrayed the classic version of Our Lady with Mladets Christ. Idealization of this...
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