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Gerard van Honthorst

Gerard van Honthorst
Portrait in Het Gulden Cabinet, 1662
Born(1592-11-04)4 November 1592
Utrecht, Dutch Republic
Died27 April 1656(1656-04-27) (aged 63)
Utrecht, Dutch Republic
EducationAbraham Bloemaert
Known forPainting
Notable workThe Matchmaker
MovementUtrecht Caravaggism
Classicism
Patron(s)Vincenzo Giustiniani

Gerard van Honthorst (Dutch: Gerrit van Honthorst; 4 November 1592 – 27 April 1656)[1] was a Dutch Golden Age painter who became known for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the nickname Gherardo delle Notti ("Gerard of the Nights").[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference rome1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Liedtke, Walter; Plomp, Michiel; Rüger, Axel (2001). Vermeer and the Delft School. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 58. ISBN 0870999737.

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