Credit: Wikimedia CommonsAbandoned in a barn for years, a painting by the renowned Flemish 17th century artist Anthony Van Dyck was rediscovered and has sold for $3 million at auction in the United States. However, it was only after his death in 2021 when is family decided to auction the painting that it was found to be a Van Dyck. Van Dyck hired a bearded man to sit several times and he appears in many of the artist's paintings. Van Dyck was born in Antwerp and became a successful painter of religious and mythological paintings in Antwerp and Italy at a young age. According to the National Gallery, Van Dyck was best known for his painting of Charles I in his Equestrian Portrait of Charles I.

Source: CNN January 31, 2023 21:57 UTC