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Gerrit or Gerard van Honthorst was one of the leading members of the Utrecht School during the Golden Age. Honthorst was first introduced to the basics of painting by his father. The first real training took place in the studio of Abraham Bloemaert, who also taught Hendrik Terbrugghen. After completing his training, Honthorst, like many of his colleagues during this period, went to Italy, where they studied modern and ancient Italian art. In Rome his most important patrons were the banker and art collector Vincenzo Giustiniani and Cardinal Borghese. Giustiniani, in whose palace Honthorst lived, possessed a considerable collection of contemporary Italian art. This included works by Caravaggio, Bartolomeo Manfredi and Carracci. Caravaggio's style in particular strongly influenced Honthorst's later works. Honthorst had a special talent for depicting scenes in artificial light and mastered the associated light-shadow effects to perfection. Often the whole evening scene was illuminated by a single candle, as in "Adoration of the Child". This earned him the nickname Gherardo della Notte (Gherardo of the Night) in Italy.
Around 1620 Honthorst returned to Utrecht. Soon he had a good reputation that even went beyond the borders of the country. He joined the Luke's Guild in 1622 and in the following year he was already appointed its president. In the following years he received numerous commissions from various aristocratic houses. He painted various portraits for Charles I of England, as well as for the Bohemian royal couple living in exile in the Netherlands, and is said to have given painting lessons to their four children. Honthorst was later appointed court painter of the Orange royal house. This brought him so many commissions that he had to open a second studio in The Hague. He had many students and assistants who helped to reproduce his portraits. One of his students, Joachim von Sandrat, who also accompanied him to England for commissions, later claimed that Honthorst always had 24 students at the same time, each of whom paid 100 guilders a year for their lessons. But Honthorst was not only a productive and successful portrait painter who earned very well. He played a leading role in the development of Dutch painting. Together with Terbrugghen, he was a model and leading figure of the Utrecht Caravaggists. Rembrandt is said to have come closer to Caravaggio largely through studying Honthorst's works.
Honthorst was married to his cousin. His younger brother Willem van Honthorst was also a successful portrait and history painter. Since he was taught by Gerrit and his teacher Bloemaert, the style and motifs of the two brothers are very similar. Initially, many of Willem's works were wrongly attributed to the older Gerrit, which was partly due to the similar style but also the similar signatures of the two. The brothers are also said to have worked together in Gerrit's studio for several years. Honthorst's special appreciation for Peter Paul Rubens became clear when he invited him to dinner at his estate in Utrecht. On that occasion he made a portrait of Rubens, portraying him as the "righteous man" described by Diogenes. Honthorst spent the rest of his life in his home town of Utrecht from 1652.
Gerrit or Gerard van Honthorst was one of the leading members of the Utrecht School during the Golden Age. Honthorst was first introduced to the basics of painting by his father. The first real training took place in the studio of Abraham Bloemaert, who also taught Hendrik Terbrugghen. After completing his training, Honthorst, like many of his colleagues during this period, went to Italy, where they studied modern and ancient Italian art. In Rome his most important patrons were the banker and art collector Vincenzo Giustiniani and Cardinal Borghese. Giustiniani, in whose palace Honthorst lived, possessed a considerable collection of contemporary Italian art. This included works by Caravaggio, Bartolomeo Manfredi and Carracci. Caravaggio's style in particular strongly influenced Honthorst's later works. Honthorst had a special talent for depicting scenes in artificial light and mastered the associated light-shadow effects to perfection. Often the whole evening scene was illuminated by a single candle, as in "Adoration of the Child". This earned him the nickname Gherardo della Notte (Gherardo of the Night) in Italy.
Around 1620 Honthorst returned to Utrecht. Soon he had a good reputation that even went beyond the borders of the country. He joined the Luke's Guild in 1622 and in the following year he was already appointed its president. In the following years he received numerous commissions from various aristocratic houses. He painted various portraits for Charles I of England, as well as for the Bohemian royal couple living in exile in the Netherlands, and is said to have given painting lessons to their four children. Honthorst was later appointed court painter of the Orange royal house. This brought him so many commissions that he had to open a second studio in The Hague. He had many students and assistants who helped to reproduce his portraits. One of his students, Joachim von Sandrat, who also accompanied him to England for commissions, later claimed that Honthorst always had 24 students at the same time, each of whom paid 100 guilders a year for their lessons. But Honthorst was not only a productive and successful portrait painter who earned very well. He played a leading role in the development of Dutch painting. Together with Terbrugghen, he was a model and leading figure of the Utrecht Caravaggists. Rembrandt is said to have come closer to Caravaggio largely through studying Honthorst's works.
Honthorst was married to his cousin. His younger brother Willem van Honthorst was also a successful portrait and history painter. Since he was taught by Gerrit and his teacher Bloemaert, the style and motifs of the two brothers are very similar. Initially, many of Willem's works were wrongly attributed to the older Gerrit, which was partly due to the similar style but also the similar signatures of the two. The brothers are also said to have worked together in Gerrit's studio for several years. Honthorst's special appreciation for Peter Paul Rubens became clear when he invited him to dinner at his estate in Utrecht. On that occasion he made a portrait of Rubens, portraying him as the "righteous man" described by Diogenes. Honthorst spent the rest of his life in his home town of Utrecht from 1652.
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.jpg "Portrait of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Portrait of Frederick V, Elector of Palatine and King of Bohemia by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "King David Playing the Harp. 1622 by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Smiling Girl, a Courtesan, Holding an Obscene Image by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Adoration of the Christ Child, c. 1620 by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Musical Group on a Balcony, 1622 by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Adoration of the Child by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham and Family by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Dinner with a lute player by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Angel, Releasing St Peter from Prison by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Christ before the High Priest, 1617 by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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_Queen_of_Bohemia_wife_of_Elector_Palati_-_(MeisterDrucke-102783).jpg "Portrait of Elizabeth Stuart (1596-1662), Queen of Bohemia, Wife of Elector Palatine Frederick V and Daughter of James I, 1642 by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Christ Before Caiaphas by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Woman Playing the Guitar by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Matchmaker. 1625 by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Concert by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Three Graces by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Noblewoman, Half Length, 1649 by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Flea Hunt, c. 1620 by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Childhood of Christ, c. 1620 by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Christ Crowned with Thorns by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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_(159_-_(MeisterDrucke-984431).jpg "Suzanne in the Bath by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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_nephew_of_King_Charles_I_(1600-49)_-_(MeisterDrucke-555989).jpg "Prince Rupert (1619-82) Nephew of King Charles I (1600-49) by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Granida and Daifilo, 1625 by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Christ Before the High Priest by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Portrait of Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Christ Crowned with Thorns by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Smiling Young Man Squeezing Grapes by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Flea Hunt by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Concert by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Mocking of Christ by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Crowning with Thorns of Jesus by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Concert by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Denial of St. Peter by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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_in_Armour_-_(MeisterDrucke-45381).jpg "Portrait of Prince Edward of the Palatinate in Armour by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Duet by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Croesus and Solon by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "An Assembly of Exotic Birds, Including Flamingoes, Parrots and a Lady Amherst Pheasant by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Artist at Work by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Happy Violinist by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Jupiter in the Guise of Diana Seducing Callisto by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Incredulity of St. Thomas by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Samson and Delilah by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Paintings in the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "A Boy Blowing on a Firebrand by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Violin Player by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "An Allegory of Peace and Plenty by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1001744).jpg "The Tooth Puller by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Childhood of Christ, c. 1620 by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Frederick V as King of Bohemia by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Concert by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "A Young Woman and her Maid by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "St. Peter Released from Prison by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Concert by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Procuress by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Feast Scene with a Young Married Couple by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Isaac Blessing Jacob by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "A Boy Blowing on a Firebrand by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Diana Resting after the Hunt by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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_Prince_of_Orange_(1584-1647)_-_(MeisterDrucke-277098).jpg "Portrait of Frederick Hendrik, Prince of Orange by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "A Quack Dentist Extracting a Tooth, While a Group of Onlookers Watch Nearby by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Incredulity of Saint Thomas. c. 1620 by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Bathsheba at her Toilet by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Anna van den Corput by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "A Musician, 1624 by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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_mother_of_George_I_as_a_shepherdess_-_(MeisterDrucke-555957).jpg "Princess Sophia of Bohemia, Mother of George I as a Shepherdess by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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_1624_Sun_-_(MeisterDrucke-946057).jpg "The Angels (detail) by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "A Feast with a Lute Player by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-803222).jpg "The Tooth Puller by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Sophia of the Palatinate by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Portrait of Willem II, Prince of Orange by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "The Denial of St Peter by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "A Shepherdess Adorned with Flowers by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Group Portrait of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584-1647), Amalia of Solms-Braunfels (1602-1675) and Their Three Youngest Daughters by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Frederik Hendrik and Amalia of Solms-Braunfels by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-271807).jpg "The Prodigal Son by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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_depicted_as_Mars_when_-_(MeisterDrucke-1377039).jpg "Portrait of Maurice or Moritz, Prince Palatine depicted as Mars, when a boy by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Lute Player by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven, from")
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.jpg "Artemisia by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Maurice, Prince Palatine by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Portrait of Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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_c_1620_-_(MeisterDrucke-995071).jpg "The Flea Hunt by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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.jpg "Adoration of the Baby, c.1620 by Gerrit van Honthorst")
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