Sunday, December 7, 2025

Gerard van Honthorst
(1592–1656)
 

Gerard "Gerrit" van Honthorst  was a Dutch Golden Age painter who became known for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the Italian nickname Gherardo delle Notti ("Gerard of the Nights"). Early in his career he visited Rome, where he had great success painting in a style influenced by Caravaggio. Following his return to the Netherlands he became a leading portrait painter. Van Honthorst's contemporaries included Utrecht painters Hendrick ter Brugghen and Dirck van Baburen.

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Old woman examining a coin by a lantern (Sight or Avarice)
1623
oil on canvas
60 × 75 cm
The Kremer Collection, Amsterdam
https://thekremercollection.com/paintings/gerrit-van-honthorst-old-woman-examining-a-coin-by-a-lantern-sight-or-avarice/

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