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Maria Luissa de Tassis (1611-1638)

Maria Luissa de Tassis (1611-1638)

Artist/Maker (Flemish, 1644–1708)
after (Flemish, 1599–1641)
Dateca. 1700
MediumEngraving and etching
DimensionsImage: 17 1/8 × 13 in. (43.5 × 33 cm)
Plate: 18 1/8 × 13 3/8 in. (46 × 34 cm)
Sheet: 18 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (47 × 34.3 cm)
Credit LineSpecial Acquisitions Fund
Object number1987.12
Status
Not on view
More Information
The Flemish artist Anthony van Dyck served as studio assistant to Peter Paul Rubens and studied extensively in Italy before settling in England in 1632, where he spent the remainder of his life as principal painter to King Charles I. His portrait of Maria Luissa de Tassis, the daughter of a patrician Antwerp family, was painted in 1629 before his departure to London. The virtuoso rendering of sumptuous fabrics, effortless elegance, and decorative splendor of Van Dyck's portrait exemplify the traits that made him a favorite of the European courts.
Exhibition History
Netherlandish Portrait Prints from the Allen Memorial Art Museum Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 20, 1993 - May 30, 1993 )
Out of Albion: British Art from the Allen Memorial Art Museum
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 26, 2008 - December 23, 2008 )
Collections
  • European
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