Theodoor Rombouts was a Flemish painter active in Antwerp in the early seventeenth century. He trained with Abraham Janssens and worked in Italy before returning to Antwerp, where he became a master in the Guild of Saint Luke in 1625. His paintings show the influence of Caravaggio and the Utrecht Caravaggists, especially in their dramatic lighting, half-length figures, musicians, card players, soldiers, and tavern scenes. He also painted religious and mythological subjects. Rombouts died in Antwerp in 1637.
Portrait of Theodoor Rombouts, c 1632
Oil on panel, 35.7 x 48.3 in
Alte Pinakothek, Munich
The Lute Player, c 1620
Oil on canvas, 38.5 x 43.7 in
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
The Card Players, 1616 – 1639
Oil on canvas, 44 x 37.4 in
Residenzgalerie Salzburg, Salzburg
Card and Backgammon Players. Fight over Cards, 1620 – 1629
Oil on canvas, 94.9 x 59.1 in
National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen
The Tooth-Puller, 1620 – 1625
Oil on canvas, 87.8 x 46.5 in
Prado Museum, Madrid
A Young Soldier, 1624
Oil on canvas, 22.2 x 29.5 in
Private Collection
The Denial of Saint Peter, c 1625 – 1630
Oil on canvas, 81.1 x 37 in
Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna
Prometheus, c 1627 – 1628
Oil on canvas, 87.6 x 60.6 in
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels
Christ Driving the Money-changers from the Temple, c 1628 – 1632
Oil on canvas, 93.9 x 66.1 in
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Musical Company with Bacchus, c 1630
Oil on canvas, 64.2 x 41.7 in
The Kremer Virtual Collection
Allegory of the Five Senses, c 1632
Oil on canvas, 113.3 x 81.4 in
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
The Backgammon Players, 1634
Oil on canvas, 92.4 x 63.3 in
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh
Figures Eating and Drinking Around a Table, 1634
Oil on canvas, 55.5 x 37.7 in
Private Collection