Herrit van Hoenthorst ( niderl. Gerrit van Honthorst , November 4, 1590 , Utrecht - April 27, 1656 , ibid) - Dutch artist of the Golden Age ; bright representative of the Utrecht school .
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| Genre | painting |
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Biography
In the 1610s, he studied and worked in Rome , was influenced by Caravaggio , as well as in London , where he gave lessons to the daughters of Charles I. Among the Roman disciples of Honthorst was Matthias Stom .
In 1622, Honthorst was admitted to the painters guild of his hometown. In the 1630s he began working as a portrait painter, in 1637 he moved to The Hague .
In 1641 he was appointed court painter to William , Prince of Orange. In 1649 he participated in the painting of the country palace Huys-ten-Bos . In 1652 he returned to Utrecht, where he died a few years later.
The younger brother of the artist Willem van Honthorst (1594-1666) also became a famous painter of the Golden Age.
Creativity
For the mastery of images of night scenes under artificial lighting, the Italians received the nickname “Night Gerardo” ( Italian. Gherardo delle Notti ), he was also called “Gerardo Flemann” ( Italian: Gherardo Fiammingo ). He was also famous for his numerous images of musicians, both individual instrumentalists and musical ensembles.
At home, he became the center of the group of “ Utrecht caravadjists ” ( Hendrik Terbryuggen and others). He left portraits of the duke of Buckingham and his family, the king and queen of Bohemia , Maria Medici , etc. Under the influence of the artist's work was an anonymous Master of the light of a candle .
Gallery
Renunciation of the Apostle Peter , ca. 1612 - 1620 , Rennes
Prince of Orange with his family , 1647 , Rijksmuseum
Adoration of the Infant , about 1620, Uffizi
Woman with a guitar , 1631, Lviv Art Gallery
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 RKDartists
- ↑ 1 2 Gerard van Honthorst - 2009.
- 2 1 2 Gerrit Van or Gerard Van Honthorst - 2006. - ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7 , 978-0-19-989991-3
- 2016 artist list of the National Museum of Sweden - 2016.
Literature
- Judson JR, Gerrit van Honthorst: a discussion of his position in Dutch art . The Hague: Nijhoff, 1959
- Apa M., Pisani R., Gerrit van Honthorst: Flander et il Convento dei Cappuccini ad Albano Laziale . Albano Laziale: Comune di Albano Laziale, 1984
- Bikker J. ao, The international Caravaggesque movement . London: Robilant + Voena, 2005.
Links
- Painting on line
- The page on the Royal Amsterdam Museum website
- Yu. I. Kuznetsov. DUTCH PAINTING OF THE XVII-XVIII CENTURIES IN THE HERMITAGE