Fig. i. EARLY PORTRAIT OF THE PAINTER BY HIMSELF. In the Pinakothek, Munich. (F rom a photograph by Franz Hanf.stangl, Munich.) as the pupil ot Hendrik Van Balen. On the II th February 1618 he was received into the guild as an independent master. He owed his early attainment of the rank of master not to the instruction of the worthy Van Balen alone, but in a higher degree to his practice in the studio of Rubens, to which he had been admitted after alew years of teaching from the older master. In order to participate in this privilege, for which many candidates sought in vain, the young art-student must have given considerable proofs of his ability. Even after he attained the rank of master, Anthony Van Dyck remained for two years longer with Rubens in the position of a pupil. It was a period in which the great Antwerp master was no longer able even approximately to discharge with the work of his own hand the multitude of commissions which poured in upon him, so that he was obliged to avail himself very largely of the assistance of his most skilful pupils. When he first entered the studio of Rubens, Van Dyck had to practise himself by imitating the works of great Italian painters which adorned his masters(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don"t occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books" Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org