In the last decade of his life, Anthony van Dyck (1599 1641) undertook a printmaking project that changed the conventions of portraiture. In a series later namedtheIconography, he portrayed artists alongside kings, courtiers, and diplomats a radical departure from preexisting conventions. He also depicted his subjects in novel ways, focusing on their facial features often to the exclusion of symbolic costumes or props. In addition to illustrating approximately60 works by Van Dyck and other artists from his era particularly Rembrandt this catalogue traces the artist s influence over hundreds of years. Showcasing both 17th century portraits in a variety of media and portrait prints by a wide range of artists spanning the16th through the20th centuries including Albrecht Durer, Hendrick Goltzius, Francisco de Goya, Edgar Degas, and Jim Dine the book demonstrates the indelible mark that Van Dyck left on the genre.