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Gerard van Honthorst

1592 - 1656

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Gerard van Honthorst (Dutch: Gerrit van Honthorst; 4 November 1592 – 27 April 1656) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who became known for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerard van Honthorst is the 230th most popular painter (up from 231st in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 90th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Dutch Painter.

Gerard van Honthorst is most famous for his painting, "The Concert," which was created in 1623. The painting depicts a group of people listening to music, and the viewer's attention is drawn to the woman in the center who is playing the harpsichord.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Gerard van Honthorst ranks 230 out of 2,023. Before him are Raoul Dufy, Petrus Christus, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Jacopo Bellini, Ferdinand Hodler, and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes. After him are Alexej von Jawlensky, Domenichino, Zdzisław Beksiński, Gabriele Münter, Pisanello, and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark.

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Among people born in 1592, Gerard van Honthorst ranks 6. Before him are John Amos Comenius, Hong Taiji, Shah Jahan, Pierre Gassendi, and Wilhelm Schickard. After him are George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Jacques Callot, Peter Snayers, Gustav Horn, Count of Pori, Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Catalina de Erauso. Among people deceased in 1656, Gerard van Honthorst ranks 2. Before him is John IV of Portugal. After him are Jan van Goyen, John George I, Elector of Saxony, Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano, James Ussher, Francisco Herrera the Elder, Ottavio Piccolomini, Thomas Fincke, Laurent de La Hyre, Andrea Falconieri, and Dirck Hals.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Gerard van Honthorst ranks 86 out of 1,646. Before him are Gerrit Rietveld (1888), Petrus Christus (1410), William II of Holland (1228), Jan Oort (1900), Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584), and William V, Prince of Orange (1748). After him are Cornelius Jansen (1585), Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562), Antonie Pannekoek (1873), Jan van Goyen (1596), Gerard Kuiper (1905), and Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Gerard van Honthorst ranks 14. Before him are Jan Steen (1626), Theo van Gogh (1857), Pieter de Hooch (1629), Han van Meegeren (1889), Dieric Bouts (1415), and Petrus Christus (1410). After him are Jan van Goyen (1596), Saskia van Uylenburgh (1612), Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836), Kees van Dongen (1877), Judith Leyster (1609), and Hendrick Avercamp (1585).

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