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HONTHORST, Gerrit van
Dutch Baroque Era Painter, ca.1590-1656
Dutch portrait, genre, and allegorical painter. In Italy (c.1610?C1620) he gained a sound understanding of the works of Caravaggio, which greatly affected his style. He was a master at painting candlelit genre pieces and biblical scenes. Upon his return to Holland, he introduced the Italian manner of illusionistic decoration into Dutch interiors, as in his decorative scheme for the palace of Honselaarsdijk. In 1628, Charles I invited him to England, where he decorated Whitehall and painted portraits of the king and nobility. Several of these are now in the National Gallery, London. He also worked for the court of Denmark, and from 1637 to 1652 at The Hague. Together with Terbrugghen and Baburen he led the influential Utrecht school of painting that introduced Caravaggesque dramatic realism into Dutch art.
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Painting ID:: 7599
Adoration of the Child (detail) sf
c. 1620
Oil on canvas
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
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Painting ID:: 7600
Adoration of the Shepherds sf
1622
Oil on canvas, 164 x 190 cm
Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne
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Painting ID:: 7601
Childhood of Christ sf
1620
Oil on canvas
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
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Painting ID:: 7602
Christ before the High Priest sg
c. 1617
Oil on canvas, 272 x 183 cm
National Gallery, London
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Painting ID:: 7603
Christ before the High Priest (detail) sg
c. 1617
Oil on canvas
National Gallery, London
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HONTHORST, Gerrit van
Dutch Baroque Era Painter, ca.1590-1656
Dutch portrait, genre, and allegorical painter. In Italy (c.1610?C1620) he gained a sound understanding of the works of Caravaggio, which greatly affected his style. He was a master at painting candlelit genre pieces and biblical scenes. Upon his return to Holland, he introduced the Italian manner of illusionistic decoration into Dutch interiors, as in his decorative scheme for the palace of Honselaarsdijk. In 1628, Charles I invited him to England, where he decorated Whitehall and painted portraits of the king and nobility. Several of these are now in the National Gallery, London. He also worked for the court of Denmark, and from 1637 to 1652 at The Hague. Together with Terbrugghen and Baburen he led the influential Utrecht school of painting that introduced Caravaggesque dramatic realism into Dutch art.
. Related Artists to HONTHORST, Gerrit van: | Jeremiah Theus | Per Eskilson | Tom Mostyn | Mellery, Xavier | Franz Niklaus Konig |
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