Crucifixion (van Dyck) delta' symbolising the Holy Trinity. Crucifixion (van Dyck) The Crucifixion is an oil on canvas painting by Anthony van Dyck, produced around 1630. It is 2.51 m high. It was originally commissioned as the high altar-piece in the convent of the Récollets in Lille during van Dyck's second Antwerp period, between his return from Italy in 1627 and his departure for London in 1632. It returned to a theme he had already painted around 1617-19 during his first Antwerp period, when he was still a studio-assistant to Rubens - this was "Crucifixion with the Virgin Mary, St John and St
Daniel van den Dyck analysis. Van den Dyck painted 13 flower pieces for the duke of Mantua's Gabinetto. These works are considered lost. His graphic work is mainly distinguished by its cursive and quick character, which predates developments in the 17th century. This is quite evident in his , which likely dates from his Mantuan period. This work shows the classicist influences of Giulio Romano as well as the Flemish Baroque with its muscular and bearded hero Aeneas who is being submitted by the robust nymphs to a grooming before his elevation to godly status. His print of a on the other hand shows