2-930-295 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Van Dyck peignant son premier tableau, 1819. Van Dyck painting his first picture. Allegory of painting. The Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck is represented in his workshop in front of a large painting, his "Saint Martin Dividing his Cloak", his palette and brushes in hand. A young woman comes to distract him from his work. Every detail of the workshop is shown with meticulousness: the cat on a chair on the left, the bed, the slashed sleeves the young Van Dyck.