Apostle Simon

ID: #4151 | Baroque | Religious

The painting depicts an elderly man with his gaze directed to the side. The man has a grey beard and shoulder length hair. He is dressed in a dark robe with an orange-red drape over one shoulder. The painting has a historical feel and strong shading, suggesting that it is a painting from the Baroque or Renaissance period.

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Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is portrait. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Anthonis van Dyck (1599-1641). One of the most important Flemish painters. Initially, like most painters of his time, he painted mainly mythological and religious scenes. Later, at the age of thirty, he specialized in portraits (in Rubens’ style). He painted in a subtle range of colours, often contrasted with a black background. He placed his models between different architectural elements or curtains and painted them in magnificent clothes. The composition was very dynamic for the time, the anatomy of his figures sophisticated. The style of his portraits differs greatly from his mythological paintings. His portraits are a little melancholy, closed and reserved, unlike the spectacular and dramatic canvases with mythological themes.