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Médaille - Antoine Van Dyck
| Location | Belgium |
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| Year | 1848-1850 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse lettering | ANTOINE VAN DYCK, NÉ A ANVERS EN 1599, MORT EN 1641. JOUVENEL. |
| Reverse description | The reverse field is entirely filled with a multi-line French text inscription in raised relief letters. At the top of the field, a painter's palette with a bundle of four brushes is depicted in relief. The text below recounts biographical highlights of Van Dyck's career and artistic legacy. |
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| Reverse lettering | VAN DYCK A CONTRIBUÉ NON MOINS QUE RUBENS A LA GLOIRE DE L'ÉCOLE FLAMANDE. SI COMME PEINTRE D'HISTOIRE IL APPROCHE DE CE MAITRE, IL LE SURPASSE COMME PEINTRE DE PORTRAITS, ET SON GÉNIE N'EST PAS MOINS FÉCOND. 1620, IL ENTRE CHEZ RUBENS QUI LE DIRIGE DANS L'EXÉCUTION DE PLUSIEURS TABLEAUX. 1621-1626, IL HABITE SUCCESSIVEMENT VENISE, FLORENCE, GÊNES, TURIN, ROME ET PALERME. 1631, IL VA EN ANGLETERRE ET ACQUIERT PAR SES TRAVAUX UNE IMMENSE FORTUNE À LA COUR DE CHARLES I QUI LUI DONNE LES INSIGNES DE L'ORDRE DU BAIN. |
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