tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post9023266090799485123..comments2024-03-27T07:48:23.030-11:00Comments on Intelliblog: ART SUNDAY - VAN DYCKIntellibloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04262938291462934103noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-58680489121991824872010-12-19T18:07:40.235-11:002010-12-19T18:07:40.235-11:00Well I like this, it's kinda funny with the bi...Well I like this, it's kinda funny with the big flower, but it shows Van Dyke had a sense of humor!!!!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13969764234193384841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-40045777895242679662010-12-19T12:13:48.992-11:002010-12-19T12:13:48.992-11:00I am not familiar with this self portrait. But I d...I am not familiar with this self portrait. But I do agree that any artist who could depict society, with its aristocratic bearing and its cult of courtly refinement, would be popular. <br /><br />Consider "Lord John Stuart and His Brother Lord Bernard Stuart" which van Dyck painted before the Civil War. This was a sensitive, beautiful double portrait, all the more tragic because both boys soon died in the Civil War.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8417961221792880115.post-22049998668944738402010-12-19T11:13:04.183-11:002010-12-19T11:13:04.183-11:00It's a very strange self-portrait. The sunflow...It's a very strange self-portrait. The sunflower dominates the painting and I guess that was the point, with Van Dyke flattering Charles this way. Interesting!Penthehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226869141298079186noreply@blogger.com