The subject in the Rubens portrait resembles his brother Philip more than Rubens himself. It is possible that the man depicted is neither of them. The Van Dyck self portrait is in any case a finer painting but falls short of the quality in the obvious comparison work at the NPG. Rubens' greatest portrait is that of his first wife Isabella Brant, today in the Uffizi.
Great video. 2 painters from the same period but with fairly different painting styles. Rueben is probably the more heralded but Van Dyke was an inspiration for so many after him, especially in portraiture. For some reason, Sergeants portraits are probably my favorite but I don't particularly love portraits, haha. Anywho, thanks for the vid.
