Self Portrait
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. He was brought up at the school of Abraham Bloemaert, who exchanged the style of the Franckens for that of the pseudo-Italians at the beginning of the 16th century.
Infected thus early with a mania which came to be very general in the Netherlands, Honthorst went to Italy in 1616, where he copied the naturalism and eccentricities of Michelangelo da Caravaggio. Home again about 1620, after acquiring a considerable practice in Rome, he set up a school at Utrecht which flourished exceedingly. Together with his colleague Hendrick ter Brugghen, he represented the so-called Dutch Caravaggisti.
Adoration of the Shepherds 1622
Musical Group on a Balcony 1622
Childhood of Christ 1620
Young Drinker
A Still Life Of A Wanli Kraak Porcelain Bowl Of Citrus Fruit And Pomegranates On A Wooden Table
Adoration of the Child (detail) c. 1620
A young woman playing a viola da gamba
The Dentist 1622
A Still Life Of A Vase Of Carnations To The Left Of A Basket Of Fruit
Supper With The Minstrel And His Lute
Christ before the High Priest c. 1617
The Prodigal Son 1622