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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HONTHORST, Gerrit van Adoration of the Child (detail) sf oil


Adoration of the Child (detail) sf
Painting ID::  7599 		Adoration of the Child (detail) sf
c. 1620 Oil on canvas Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
c._1620 Oil_on_canvas Galleria_degli_Uffizi,_Florence
   
   
     
HONTHORST, Gerrit van Adoration of the Shepherds sf oil


Adoration of the Shepherds sf
Painting ID::  7600 		Adoration of the Shepherds sf
1622 Oil on canvas, 164 x 190 cm Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne
   
   
     
HONTHORST, Gerrit van Childhood of Christ sf oil


Childhood of Christ sf
Painting ID::  7601 		Childhood of Christ sf
1620 Oil on canvas The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
1620 Oil_on_canvas The_Hermitage,_St._Petersburg
   
   
     
HONTHORST, Gerrit van Christ before the High Priest sg oil


Christ before the High Priest sg
Painting ID::  7602 		Christ before the High Priest sg
c. 1617 Oil on canvas, 272 x 183 cm National Gallery, London
   
   
     
HONTHORST, Gerrit van Christ before the High Priest (detail) sg oil


Christ before the High Priest (detail) sg
Painting ID::  7603 		Christ before the High Priest (detail) sg
c. 1617 Oil on canvas National Gallery, London
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.

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