Gerrit van Honthorst

Dutch · 1592–1656

Utrecht CaravaggismDutch Golden Age painting

Early in his career he visited Rome, where he had great success painting in a style influenced by Caravaggio.

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The Concert — The living window: art moves here the way it moves in your living room.

works in the Momentable archive: 4works in the Momentable archive
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life: 1592–1656life
movement: Utrecht Caravaggismmovement

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The Concert

Gerrit van Honthorst · National Gallery of Art

Samson and Delilah

Gerrit van Honthorst · The Cleveland Museum of Art

Who Gerrit van Honthorst was

Gerard "Gerrit" van Honthorst was a Dutch Golden Age painter who became known for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the Italian nickname Gherardo delle Notti. Early in his career he visited Rome, where he had great success painting in a style influenced by Caravaggio. Following his return to the Netherlands he became a leading portrait painter. Van Honthorst's contemporaries included Utrecht painters Hendrick ter Brugghen and Dirck van Baburen.

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