Experts from the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts Discover Rare Van Dyck

MADRID.- “The Virgin and Child with Repentant Sinners” was not a copy of Van Dyck and did not deserve to be in the basement of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid. This is a genuine Van Dyck from 1625, the institution took it out of storage today after many years. The work was included in the 1964 inventory of the Academy as “an old copy of Van Dyck. “Once the painting was cleaned and restored, the [...]

Houston Baptist University Unveils Van Dyck Masterpiece in Belin Chapel

HOUSTON, TX.- During a special dedication ceremony on Wednesday, June 2, Houston Baptist University unveiled “Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness,” the 17th century masterpiece by Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641), in the Belin Chapel in the Morris Cultural Arts Center on the HBU campus. The painting, a generous donation from the collection of University friends William and Sharon Morris, is the latest in a series of recent enhancements to the chapel, including the installation of the Sherry and [...]