Gerrit van Honthorst, November 4, 1592 – April 27, 1656, was a Dutch painter and draftsman born in Utrecht. He trained with Abraham Bloemaert before traveling to Italy, where he worked in Rome and developed a reputation for paintings illuminated by artificial light under the influence of Caravaggio.
After returning to Utrecht in 1620, Honthorst established a large studio and became a founder of the Utrecht painters’ guild. He worked for patrons including the Orange-Nassau court, Charles I of England, and Christian IV of Denmark, and his pupils included Joachim van Sandrart, Gerard van Kuijl, and Jan Both. His work included religious and genre scenes, musical subjects, and court portraits.
Honthorst worked in The Hague during the later part of his career and returned to Utrecht in 1652, where he died in 1656. His paintings are held by collections including the National Gallery, Rijksmuseum, Centraal Museum, National Gallery of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Portrait of Gerrit van Honthorst in Cornelis de Bie's Gulden Cabinet, 1662
Engraving
Cornelis de Bie, Het Gulden Cabinet
Samson and Delilah, c 1616
Oil on canvas, 50.8 × 37 in
Cleveland Museum of Art
Christ before the High Priest, c 1617
Oil on canvas, 107.1 × 72 in
National Gallery, London
The Mocking of Christ, c 1617
Oil on canvas, 57.5 × 81.5 in
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Musical Group on a Balcony, 1622
Oil on panel, 122 × 85.2 in
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
King David Playing the Harp, 1622
Oil on canvas, 31.9 × 25.6 in
Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands
The Steadfast Philosopher, 1623
Oil on canvas, 59.6 × 81.7 in
Private Collection
The Concert, 1623
Oil on canvas, 48.6 × 80.7 in
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
The Merry Fiddler, 1623
Oil on canvas, 42.2 × 34.8 in
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Solon and Croesus, 1624
Oil on canvas, 66.3 × 84.3 in
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany
Granida and Daifilo, 1625
Oil on canvas, 57 × 70.5 in
Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands
The Matchmaker/The Procuress, 1625
Oil on panel, 28 × 40.9 in
Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands
Princess Louise Hollandine, 1650
Oil on canvas, 27.2 × 22.2 in
Ashdown House, Oxfordshire, UK
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