An utrecht native and son of a painter of tapestry cartoons, honthorsts reputation was made with these nocturnal pictures, usually religious subjects. Gerrit van honthorst christ before the high priest ca. The style influenced by the caravaggios style got him a great success in his home country. From the national gallery, london, gerrit van honthorst, christ before the high priest ca. Useum is a social network that enables users to collect, document and share their most cherished art, for everyone to see, comment and add to it. The adoration of the child shows a moonlit scene with mary laying the child in swaddling clothes. Gerard van honthorst november 4, 1592 april 27, 1656 was a dutch painter of utrecht.
All gerrit van honthorst paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. Page of the procuress by honthorst, gerrit van in the web gallery of art, a searchable image collection and database of european painting, sculpture and architecture 2001900. Early in his career he visited rome, where he had great success painting in a style. Gerrit van honthorst was born in the city of utrecht, dutch republic, in november 1592.
Gerrit van honthorst painting reproductions for sale 1st. About 1610 he moved to italy, where he had leading nobles. Honthorst spent four years painting in rome after which he returned to utrecht and set up a successful painting school. The merry fiddler, gerard van honthorst, 1623 oil on canvas, h 107. See more ideas about dutch golden age, caravaggio and portrait. Like his slightly older contemporary hendrik terbrugghen, honthorst first studied under abraham bloemaert in utrecht. An important rediscovery, gerrit van honthorsts woman tuning a lute is a hitherto unrecorded work, whose recent emergence from a french private collection raises new and vital questions as to its place in the important lineage of honthorsts oeuvre. For this series of articles i will be referring to the image shown above.
Gerrit van honthorsts the concert, which measures more than four by six feet, depicts a group of colorfully attired singers and musicians as they bend forward, fully engaged, to follow the musical scores laid out on a large, tapestrycovered table. A young maidservant accuses the apostle peter, in the yellow cloak, of knowing jesus. Adorazione del bambino, is a circa 16191621 oil on canvas painting of the nativity by the dutch golden age artist gerard honthorst in the collection of the uffizi in florence. Gerrit van honthorst had an international reputation for attracting highstatus clients. The art world is rich with educational possibilities for a photographer. While working in italy, the dutch artist gerrit van honthorst earned the nickname gerard of the night for his dramatically lit night scenes. This painting illustrates a scene from the christian bible. Childhood of christ gerrit van honthorst hermitage museum. See more ideas about dutch golden age, caravaggio and dutch painters. Gerard van honthorst art collection gerard van honthorst gerrit van honthorst 4 november 1592 27 april 1656 was a dutch golden age painter who became especially noted for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the nickname gherardo delle notti gerard of the nights. Gerard van honthorst gerrit van honthorst 4 november 1592 27 april 1656 was a dutch golden age painter who became especially noted for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the nickname gherardo delle notti gerard of the nights. Gerrit van honthorst, portrait of frederick v jan, 2018. Ekkart, gerrit van honthorst, 1592 1656, doornspijk, 1999, cat. Gerrit van honthorst the matchmaker gerard van honthorst.
The dutch golden age artist and a portrait painter, gerard van honthorst, was adept in caravaggios chiaroscuro style after he visited rome early in his career. The influence of the great italian master is clear in the downtoearth nature of the scene, in the halffigures shown close to, and in the powerful contrasts of light and shade. Honthorst spent some years in his youth in italy where, for his love of the use of artificial light sources, he was known as gerardo. Fearing for his own safety, peter denies the acquaintance. After working in rome, he was invited to england in 1628 by charles i and painted several royal portraits before returning to live mainly in the hague. Gerrit van honthorst painted a fulllength portrait of him as king much later in 1634, two years after fredericks death and while his face in the 1634 painting looks older and more careworn, the visage is the same as is represented in this painting of a younger frederick, possibly painted just before he assumed his short tenure as king. The procuress happily points to a the smart young man, a possible customer who quite visibly holds his purse in his left hand. Nov 18, 2014 gerard van honthorst gerrit van honthorst 4 november 1590 27 april 1656 was a dutch golden age painter. Gerrit van honthorst saint sebastian ng4503 national. Gerardus honthorst gerrit van honthorst maler painter portrait niederlande netherlands kupferstich copper engraving antique print by originalkupferstich. An utrecht native and son of a painter of tapestry cartoons, honthorst s reputation was made with these nocturnal pictures, usually religious subjects. The matchmaker or the procuress is a 1625 oil on canvas painting by gerard van honthorst, now in the centraal museum in utrecht, for which it was bought in. An important rediscovery, gerrit van honthorst s woman tuning a lute is a hitherto unrecorded work, whose recent emergence from a french private collection raises new and vital questions as to its place in the important lineage of honthorst s oeuvre. Gerrit van honthorst was one of the leading utrecht followers of caravaggio.
It is entitled the matchmaker by gerrit van honthorst a dutch painter in the 17th century who was greatly influenced by the works of caravaggio and other artists of the time who painted in the chiaroscuro style. Artist gerrit van honthorst was a dutch painter from utrecht. His first training would be with his father, since he was a decorative painter, and later studied under abraham bloemaert. Page of the procuress by honthorst, gerrit van in the web gallery of art, a searchable image collection and database of european painting, sculpture and architecture 2001900 honthorst, gerrit van b. The lute in matchmakers hands indicates love, sex or woman genitals based on the. The merry fiddler, gerard van honthorst, 1623 rijksmuseum. With paintings such as christ before the high priest he became one of the few dutch painters to achieve international fame honthorst was born in utrecht, probably the son of herman gerritsz. Dutch painter of biblical, mythological, and genre scenes, and of portraits. With his other hand he gestures towards the girls lute, while the girl, too, her. He was brought up at the school of abraham bloemaert, who exchanged the style of the franckens for that of the pseudoitalians at the beginning of the 16th century. The matchmaker gerard van honthorst canvas artwork. Influenced strongly by the work of caravaggio, honthorst soon became much in demand in rome. He was brought up at the school of abraham bloemaert. He was a pupil of bloemaert in his native utrecht, but his style was formed by a long stay in italy, where he probably spent most of the second decade of the century.
Double portrait of friedrich wilhelm i, grand elector of brandenburg and his wife louise henriette of oranjenassau 16271667 circa 1647. Gerrit van honthorst s night paintings caused such a sensation in rome that he was known as gherardo delle notti gerard of the night scenes. The artist achieved great recognition during his career and was commissioned by many monarchs. November 4, 1592 april 27, 1656, also known as gerrit van honthorst and gherardo della notte, was a dutch painter of utrecht. Early in his career he visited rome, where he had great success painting in a style influenced by caravaggio. Gerrit van honthorst the matchmaker, size 24x36 inch, poster art print wall decor. Nov 22, 20 gerrit van honthorst, dutch, 1592 1656 the concert, 1623 oil on canvas. The procuress by honthorst, gerrit van web gallery of art. Joseph is looking over her shoulder and two angels are leaning over.
He was primarily noted for his artificially lit compositions, much inspired by the artworks of caravaggio. Gerard van honthorst was a dutch golden age painter who became especially noted for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the nick. Gerard van honthorst, a well known dutch caravaggisti, often painted scenes of merry making and gatherings, complimented beautifully with contrasting lights and shadows. He tries to engage with the viewer in order to clink glasses. Gerrit van honthorst november 4, 1592 april 27, 1656 gerrit van honthorst november 4, 1592 april 27, 1656, also known as gerrit van honthorst and gherardo della notte, was a dutch painter of utrecht. Studying past masters gerrit van honthorst, pt1 april 02, 2015 the matchmaker by gerrit van honthorst. He travelled to italy in 1616, where he copied the naturalism and eccentricities of caravaggio.
He was a master at painting candlelit genre pieces and biblical. Apr 26, 2015 the dutch golden age artist and a portrait painter, gerard van honthorst, was adept in caravaggios chiaroscuro style after he visited rome early in his career. A young woman playing a viola da gamba undated, private collection. He then moved to italy, after finishing his studies, where the earliest document of his presence dates from 1616 though van honthorst was not the only one, several contemporary dutch. The painting has only one element of symbolism, the lute. Studio of gerrit van honthorst utrecht 15921656, a. Gerrit van honthorst, also called gerard van honthorst, byname gherardo della notte, born november 4, 1590, utrecht, dutch republic now in the netherlandsdied april 27, 1656, utrecht, dutch painter, a leading member of the utrecht school influenced by the italian painter caravaggio like his slightly older contemporary hendrik terbrugghen, honthorst first studied under abraham. Famous art reproductions tagged gerrit van honthorst. Gerrit van honthorst dutch baroque era painter, ca. Honthorst became one of the main dutch followers of caravaggio, whose style he popularised in holland on his return from a stay in rome, 161020. Gerrit van honthorst biography life, paintings, influence. The queen of bohemia, sister of charles i and electress palatine, an exile in the netherlands, appointed him as. He appears from behind a tapestry and leans out of the window. Gerard van honthorst november 4, 1592 april 27, 1656, also known as gerrit van honthorst and gherardo della notte, was a dutch painter of utrecht.
Adorazione del bambino, is a circa 16191621 oil on canvas painting of the nativity by the dutch golden age artist gerard honthorst in the collection of the uffizi in florence painting. The matchmaker by gerard van honthorst artpaintingartist. The matchmaker by gerrit van honthorst gerard van honthorst. Choose your favorite gerrit van honthorst paintings from millions of available designs. Gerrit van honthorst the matchmaker caravaggio, arte famosa.
Log in to useum to download unlimited free images, send ecards and interact with thousands. The denial of peter gerard van honthorst artwork on useum. Gerrit van honthorst, dutch, 1592 1656 the concert, 1623 oil on canvas. Gerrit van honthorsts night paintings caused such a sensation in rome that he was known as gherardo delle notti gerard of the night scenes. Upon his return to holland, he introduced the italian manner of illusionistic decoration. In short, gerard van honthorst was a caravaggisti in the current painting, we see the similar style. Gerrit van honthorst 15901656, known today primarily for his candlelight scenes, was also famous during the seventeenth century for his mythological and historical paintings, and was a favorite of the courts in england, denmark and the netherlands. In holland he became a favourite of charles sister eliz. Gerrit van honthorst was born in utrecht on 4 november, 1590, honthorst, the son of a painter of tapestry cartoons, was first trained by abraham bloemaert in utrecht and later went to rome. National gallery of art, washington patrons permanent fund and. He was a master at painting candlelit genre pieces and biblical scenes. Gerrit van honthorst was a painter from the dutch golden age.
Gerrit van honthorst 1592 1656 national gallery, london. Gerrit van honthorst november 4, 1592 april 27, 1656, also known as gerrit van honthorst and gherardo della notte, was a dutch painter of utrecht. Gerrit van honthorst, dutch painter, a leading member of the utrecht school influenced by the italian painter caravaggio. All one has to do is be open to the potential lessons. Our goal is to enable an international database of art that will be created and curated, solemnly and equally by every single user.
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