week 5

this week i have learned a lot about the barouqe era and my artist anthony van dyck. I also finished my self portrait this week which was exciting because i didn't really like it so i was kind of glad it was over.

Baroque Art- Anthony van Dyck

Anthony Van Dyck

My artist is Anthony Van Dyck. He was born on March 22, 1599. Anthony was born in Antwerp and became a famous Flemish baroque painter. Peter Paul Rubens had a big influence on him as an artist and person.

Van Dyck was a Flemish painter. He and another friend of his were known for mainly doing Court portraits. He later on stated to do prints of his work. He and his friend named Diego Velázquez competed for work in the Courts.

            A defining trait that would make you be able to tell that Anthony van Dyck was a Baroque artist was the way he portrayed people. He made them look much better than they did and put them is strange positions. Anthony van Dyck made a huge impact painting noble men and women and is greatly remembered for his Charles I painting. Painting noble men and women also gets you noticed because lots of people look at them for historical uses and then see the portraits of them.

          Anthony van Dyck was considered a part of the Baroque period because of the way he portrayed people. Major characteristics of the Baroque period were post-Renaissance architecture being unstructured, unornamented, theatrical, and grotesque. Anthony van Dyck was Baroque because he “immortalized” noblemen.

          Van Dyck's influence on English art has been lasting. Gainsborough was very inspired by van Dyck’s portraits, as well as others until the early 20th century, when portraits went out of style. He also painted religious and mythological subjects and landscapes. He also started etching which later became very popular and is still used today.

            I like that Anthony van Dyck made the royal people look better than they really were because that is like really funny. He defiantly deceived some people with his paintings. I also like that he did his own thing even when he had competition for the same type of art as him.

Symbolic colors

White: blank, bored, clouds, plain
Black: scary, dark, intimidating, dreary
Grey/Brown: basic, earthy, dull, tame
Yellow: sun, happy, warm, inviting
Orange: sun, content,
Red: hot, wild, crazy, blood
Green: vibrant, colorful, cool
Blue: water, calmness, serenity
Violet: bright, happy, rich, playful