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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:: 7604 Concert on a Balcony sg
1624
Oil on canvas, 168 x 178 cm
Mus??e du Louvre, Paris
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Painting ID:: 7605 The Dentist sg
1622
Oil on canvas, 147 x 219 cm
Gemäldegalerie, Dresden
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Painting ID:: 7606 The Incredulity of St Thomas sdg
c. 1620
Oil on canvas, 125 x 99 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid
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Painting ID:: 7607 Margareta Maria de Roodere and Her Parents sg
1652
Oil on canvas, 140 x 170 cm
Centraal Museum, Utrecht
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Painting ID:: 7608 Musical Group on a Balcony sf
1622
Fresco
Private collection
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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: | Jules Aviat | Hermann Stenner | Jeronymus van Diest | Robert Peckham | Anatoli Ilych Vasiliev |
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