The Dutch Masters - 4. Anthony Van Dyck

At a very early age Van Dyck skyrocketed into prominence as one of the greatest of all Flemish painters. His father was a well-to-do silk merchant and at the time of his death, when Van Dyck was ten, the boy was sent to be trained by painter Hendrick van Balen in his workshop. By the time he was sixteen Van Dyck already had his own workshop and an apprentice. At nineteen he was accepted as a full member of the Lukas Guild of painters. At the same time he was working with Rubens, the foremost painter of the