she lds an olive sprrepres . these symbols alluded to the stability of their reign. an unusual portrait representing the monarch from three different positions was intended to be sent to the italian sculptor gian lorenzo bernini as a model for a bust of the king. not onlythe sensitive chacterization of the king , t so in trtment ofhe erateostumes. the thrert comsition seems to be infused with religious symbolism. it suggests the holy trinity's three persons in one god and conveys charles' claim to rule by divine right. in london, van dyck established large workshop to produce the enormous mbfs demanded by thow he also worked for other members of the court andristocracy paintings of the earl of arundel, robert rich, and james stuart reflect the ambitions of van dyck's patrons as well as the courtly ideals of the time. 1634, tt turned tothernetherlands, hoping for more prgious histy commissions and peaps an antment crt painter. there, he produced this magnificent equestrian portrait of the provisional governor,th. a re introsptive chacter perv an image the prce's adviso