
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640)
Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641) c.1627-8
RCIN 404429
Here we see Van Dyck through Rubens’s eyes in an informal portrait that is testament to the mutual respect between the two artists. Twenty-two years Van Dyck’s senior, Rubens captured the likeness of his former assistant with great rapidity, freedom and assurance.