Self-Portrait with a Sunflower
Self-portrait with a sunflower is a 1632–33 self-portrait by Anthony van Dyck. It is now in the private collection of the Duke of Westminster.
It was produced at the height of his fame, while he was 'principal Paynter in order to their Majesties' at the court of Charles I of England, who also knighted him. He wears the gold chain given to him by Charles and holds a large sunflower, whose symbolism is much debated.[1]
References
- ^ Christopher Brown, Van Dyck 1599-1641, Milano, RCS Libri, 1999, ISBN 88-17-86060-3., p 244
External links
- Study or copy of the painting by van Dyck or Henry Stone - Trinity College, Cambridge