Daniel van den Dyck the influence of Rubens in its sensuality and that of Anthony van Dyck in the livid tonality and the smooth and thin application of the paint. He is known to have created more altarpieces as well as portraits during his stay in Venice. Marco Boschini mentions in his "Le ricche minere della pittura veneziana" of 1674 a "Portrait of three lawyers" including Giovan Francesco Loredano (still alive) by van den Dyck as being kept at the Doge's Palace in Venice. Van den Dyck is also believed to have painted the frescos on the subject of Psyche in the "Villa Venier
Daniel van den Dyck become a painter as his grandfather Nicolas Régnier bequeathed onto him all his prints, drawings and reliefs to study. Daniel van den Dyck was a versatile artist who created mythological and religious scenes, as well as portraits and flower-pieces. He also created prints after his own designs. He often signed his works by his Italian name 'Daniele vanden Dyck'. Very few of his works have survived or been identified with certainty. One of his key works, a hangs in the Church of Madonna dell'Orto in Venice, which was frequented by the Flemish community residing in the Republic. This work shows