David Beck

Namnvarianterauktoriserad namnform: David Beck

DatumLevnadsår: 1621 - 1656 Dödsår: Död 1656 Födelseår: Född 1621

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BiografiBiografi: David Beck kom till Sverige 1647 och stannade till 1651. . According to Arnold Houbraken, David Beck was a pupil of Anthony Van Dyck in London, where he also taught drawing to the sons of Charles I. He came to Sweden in 1647, probably from the French court. During his time in Sweden (1647-51), he primarily worked at the court of Queen Christina, but also received commissions from Duke Karl (later Charles X), Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie and the Dowager Queen Maria Eleonora. After Christina had moved to Rome 1654, Beck once more entered her service, and on her visit to France in 1656 he was also among her retinue. Beck mainly painted portraits, which in compositional and technical terms recall those of Van Dyck. Only in exceptional cases did he produce portraits in keeping with a more realistic Dutch tradition.

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