#van Dyck

[mineirando]

"The capture of Christ" (1620), by Anthony Van Dyck.

[lionofchaeronea]

Golgotha, Anthony van Dyck, 1630

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Anthony van Dyck — Lady Elizabeth Thimbelby and her Sister. circa 1637. detail

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Anthony van Dyck

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The dancer Ziuta Buczyńska in the dance The Jungle Book. Situational photograph taken in atelier [Van Dyck], 1937 | src National Archives of Poland

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[unrighteousbooks]

I have been accused of not being a "proper" bookseller, as I am occasionally hesitant actually part with my books. Yesterday, a gentleman brought the book shown here -- Gods and Goddesses in Art and Legend, by Herman J. Wechsler -- to the front counter. I began leafing through it and noticed the words of Daedalus: "I warn you, Icarus, to fly only the middle course." This, I realized, is sensible advice. The middle way is best. This is the advice of the Buddha. It is the advice of Aristotle. I cannot keep all of my beloved books, but neither can I sell them all. I must pursue the middle course. I shall sell some but not all of the books.

Naturally, however, I could not sell this book. I am keeping it to remind me to follow the middle way.

[scotianostra]

Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 1874 – Irish painter, Frederic Burton, was appointed director of the National Gallery, London, and began an unprecedented programme of art collection.

As Director of the National Gallery, London, Burton bought over 500 works, many of them masterpieces by Botticelli, Canaletto, van Dyck and Leonardo da Vinci, creating possibly the finest art collection in the world. Burton’s painting, ‘Meeting on the Turret Stairs’ was voted by the Irish public as Ireland’s favourite painting in 2012 from among ten works shortlisted by critics. The subject is…

[srednod]

Antoon van Dyck, Christ carrying the Cross, 1620-1625

[portraituresque]

Antoon van Dyck - Self portrait

Sir Anthony van Dyck (Antoon van Dyck) (Antwerpen, 22 maart 1599 – London, 9 december 1641)  was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the   leading court painter in England after success in the Spanish   Netherlands and Italy. Anthony painted from an early age.  

[sentaichurchill]

rubens and vandyck valentine illustration redraw ♡

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[mineirando]

"St George and the Dragon" (n.d.), by Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641).

[artschoolglasses]

Woman with a Rose, Anthony van Dyck, 1635-39

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Anthony van Dyck

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Daedalus and Icarus by Anthony van Dyck, c. 1625 (details)

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portrait of Flemish painter Frans Snyders by Anthony van Dyck oil on canvas, c. 1620