About this artwork
The sitter was a Genoese general in the service of the Archduke Albert and Archduchess Isabella of Spain. Van Dyck must have painted him shortly after he himself had returned from Italy in 1627 and before Spinola left for Madrid on 3 January 1628, never to return to the Netherlands. Several versions similar to this picture exist, but a related preparatory drawing and the free handling of paint suggest that this is by Van Dyck rather than a studio work.
Updated before 2020
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artist:
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title:Marchese Ambrogio Spinola (1569 - 1630)
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date created:1627
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:121.90 x 96.50 cm; Framed: 159.70 x 124.70 x 2.50 cm
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credit line:Purchased by the RI 1830; transferred 1859
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accession number:NG 87
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Sir Anthony van Dyck
Sir Anthony van Dyck
Van Dyck is perhaps most famous for the grand and elegant portraits he painted of the British aristocracy when he was court painter to King Charles I. He trained in Antwerp, and worked in Rubens’s studio as an assistant. His outstanding talents were recognised and encouraged by Rubens, who...
