The Chiromancer
Gerrit van Honthorst (Utrecht 1590 - Utrecht 1656), follower of
Lot-No. 36
2nd half 17th cent., oil/canvas, 24 x 36 cm, lo. middle inscr. A. de Gelder, min. rest., relined. - Provenance: Private collection Schleswig-Holstein. - Dutch history painter, one of the main exponents of Utrecht caravaggism. H. was taught painting in the studio of A. Bloemaerts but was greatly influenced also by contemporary art in Rome where he lived and worked 1610-20. He was alo a sought-after portrait painter of the German, English and Dutch nobility. Mus.: Paris (Louvre), Amsterdam (Rijksmus.), Dresden (Gem.-Gal. Alte Meister), Munich (Alte Pinakothek) Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Bénézit, Bernt
Gerrit van Honthorst: The Chiromancer
Gerrit van Honthorst (Utrecht 1590 - Utrecht 1656), follower of
The Chiromancer
Lot-No. 36
2nd half 17th cent., oil/canvas, 24 x 36 cm, lo. middle inscr. A. de Gelder, min. rest., relined. - Provenance: Private collection Schleswig-Holstein. - Dutch history painter, one of the main exponents of Utrecht caravaggism. H. was taught painting in the studio of A. Bloemaerts but was greatly influenced also by contemporary art in Rome where he lived and worked 1610-20. He was alo a sought-after portrait painter of the German, English and Dutch nobility. Mus.: Paris (Louvre), Amsterdam (Rijksmus.), Dresden (Gem.-Gal. Alte Meister), Munich (Alte Pinakothek) Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Bénézit, Bernt
