Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641)

National Gallery

'Drunken Silenus supported by Satyrs' was possibly painted by Anthony van Dyck in about 1620. Silenus was the teacher and companion of Bacchus, the god of wine; he is often shown supported by satyrs because of his age and drunken condition. This painting hangs in Room 31: http://bit.ly/2d9VFXu

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National Gallery of Art

What catches your eye first when you see "Marchesa Elena Grimaldi Cattaneo"? A servant shields the resplendent marchesa with a parasol as she sweeps out onto the terrace of her palazzo, eyeing us watchfully. The marchesa’s exceptional and disproportionate height emphasizes her stature, literally and figuratively.

Does this remind you of any portraits we've looked at before?

Sir Anthony van Dyck, "Marchesa Elena Grimaldi Cattaneo," 1623, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection, 1942.9.92

Lord John Stewart, c. 1638 (left), pictured with his younger brother Lord Bernard Stewart (1623-1645), by Sir Anthony van Dyck

National Gallery

It is thought that these brothers, Lord John Stuart and Lord Bernard Stuart, sat for Anthony van Dyck shortly before their three-year tour of the Continent in 1639: http://bit.ly/1TA8ex5

the prodigy Anthony van Dyck

National Gallery

'Charity' was painted by Anthony van Dyck in Antwerp soon after his return from Italy in 1627: http://bit.ly/1hoM680

The composition was engraved shortly afterwards which may have contributed to the work's popularity, evident from the numerous known copies and versions, including Sir Joshua Reynolds's 'Lady Cockburn and her Three Eldest Sons': http://bit.ly/1PlVPpS

British Museum

Here’s a self-portrait by Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck, born ‪#‎onthisday‬in 1599 http://ow.ly/KAZT1