robert dudle 1560 london the wallace collection  Related Paintings of flemish school :. | Still life floral, all kinds of reality flowers oil painting 392 | The Empress Eugenie | Vase with Zinnias (nn04) | Recostada | Frau mit Sonnenschirm |
Related Artists:
Cornelia Kuemmel
1863-1938
Joseph Israels
1824-1911
HONTHORST, Gerrit van
Dutch Baroque Era Painter, ca.1590-1656 Dutch portrait, genre, and allegorical painter. In Italy (c.1610?C1620) he gained a sound understanding of the works of Caravaggio, which greatly affected his style. He was a master at painting candlelit genre pieces and biblical scenes. Upon his return to Holland, he introduced the Italian manner of illusionistic decoration into Dutch interiors, as in his decorative scheme for the palace of Honselaarsdijk. In 1628, Charles I invited him to England, where he decorated Whitehall and painted portraits of the king and nobility. Several of these are now in the National Gallery, London. He also worked for the court of Denmark, and from 1637 to 1652 at The Hague. Together with Terbrugghen and Baburen he led the influential Utrecht school of painting that introduced Caravaggesque dramatic realism into Dutch art.