As Simone Weil once pointed out, paying attention equates to prayer. A dazzling discovery has captivated the art world as Sir Anthony van Dyck’s Andalusian Horse—his first grand-scale depiction of a ...
The English Rose - Feminine Beauty from Van Dyck to Sargent 14 May until 25 September 2016 The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co Durham DL12 8NP Telephone: 01833 690 606 Also until 05 June in ...
The younger artist, Anthony Van Dyck, made a quick pen and ink drawing and wrote down ... She doesn’t avert her eyes, however, but meets our inquiry as an equal. In an astonishing self-portrait ...