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DYCK, Sir Anthony van: Portrait of Maria de Tassis

🖼 Portrait of Maria de Tassis, 1629-30
Oil on canvas
128 × 92 cm
Vienna, Austria

Luminous skin and rich fabrics emerge against dark shadow, capturing Maria de Tassis with aristocratic poise and penetrating gaze. Van Dyck's fluid brushwork established the portrait formula for European nobility, defining elegance through psychological depth and masterful light modeling.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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