Gerard van Honthorst

(1592–1656) nederländsk konstnär

Gerard van Honthorst (1592–1656) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Gerard van Honthorst belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Gerard van Honthorst was born in Utrecht and died in Utrecht. Gerard van Honthorst studied under Abraham Bloemaert. Gerard van Honthorst worked in Rome, Florence, The Hague, and Utrecht. Wikidata associates Gerard van Honthorst with Utrecht Caravaggism and Dutch Golden Age painting. Gerard van Honthorst became a member of Honthorst Brothers. The students included Joachim von Sandrart the Elder.

The best-known works include ‘Portrait of William III, Prince of Orange, and Maria, Princess of Orange, as Children’, ‘The Procuress’, and ‘The Adoration of the Shepherds’. The works belong mainly to the genres genre painting, portrait, and painting. The catalogue has 200 works by Gerard van Honthorst with free images. The dated works span the years 1612–1673. Works by Gerard van Honthorst are held by several collections, among them Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection, Rijksmuseum, Centraal Museum, and Royal Collection. Wikidata links 3 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jacob Symonsz. Pynas, Duo Wang, Claes Corneliszoon Moeyaert, Jacques Sarazin, and Wybrand Simonsz. de, the elder Geest.

• The Baroque
• The Procuress
• Christ before the High Priest
• Smiling Girl, a Courtesan, Holding an Obscene Image
• Adoration of the Child
• The Prodigal Son