sentences:  Charles tried to revive the tradition of his family as patrons of the arts and to rebuild his family's art collection, which had been largely sold off by his forebears.He appointed in 1657 the Flemish painter and printmaker Daniel van den Dyck as his official court painter, architect, surveyor of his building program and engineer for stage designs for the theatre.After van den Dyck's death he appointed on 4 April 1663 another Flemish painter called Frans Geffels as his new court painter.