Study Head of an Old Man with a White Beard
Anthony van Dyck · ca. 1617–20 · Oil on wood
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About this picture
Study Head of an Old Man with a White Beard is a public-domain painting by Anthony van Dyck, dated ca. 1617–20. Oil on wood. The file comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“Study Head of an Old Man with a White Beard” (ca. 1617–20) is a portrait in Van Dyck’s court manner: an elegant pose, with the hands often as finished as the face.
About the artist
Anthony van Dyck (1599–1641) was a Flemish portrait painter, trained near Rubens, who became court painter to Charles I in London. The pose is elegant and the hands are often as finished as the face.
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