Artist: Anthony Van Dyck
Object: Charles I Dismounted
From: Date: 1635
artistic movement: Flanders Baroque Art
Origin: Material: oil on canvas
-Depicts: painted Charles I at a sharp angle so the short king appears to be looking down at the viewer; king has back to viewer
-Depicts: Charles I (who was rather short) as the tallest figure in the painting; even the horse bows his head towards Charles I. Notice the tree branches that echo the curved lines of his hat.