Van Dyck, the European - The Phoebus Foundation
20/03/2026 - 19/07/2026

Van Dyck, the European at Palazzo Ducale Genoa takes visitors through the life and work of Anthony Van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 to London 1641). The exhibition traces his path from his Flemish beginnings, through his time in Genoa, to his breakthrough in London.

With more than fifty paintings drawn from thirty-two museums across twenty-two European cities, the exhibition offers a complete portrait of an artist who navigated courts, ateliers and city life with natural ease, shaping his style to each setting while keeping his vision unmistakably his own.

Among the notable loans are ten works from The Phoebus Foundation, an exceptional selection that situates Van Dyck within the artistic world that shaped him. Included is a work by Rubens, serving as a steady anchor in Van Dyck’s earliest artistic course.

Painting of the Betrayal of Christ, showing Judas embracing Christ as soldiers approach with torches and weapons, by Anthony van Dyck, c. 1620–1621.
Anthony Van Dyck, Betrayal of Christc.1620-1621
Portrait of Henricus Liberti, leaning against a column and looking to the side, painted by Anthony van Dyck, c. 1627–1632.
Anthony Van Dyck, Portrait of Henricus Liberti, c.1627-1632
Portrait of Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Peterborough, standing in a silver-coloured dress beside a column, painted by Anthony van Dyck, c. 1638.
Anthony Van Dyck, Portrait of Elizabeth Howard, Countess of Peterborough, c.1638
Painting of the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, bound to a tree and pierced by arrows, attended by angels, by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1606–1608
Peter Paul Rubens, Saint Sebastian tended by two angels, c.1606-1608