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Eye Candy for Today: Gerrit van Honthorst’s The Concert

The Concert, Gerrit van Honthorst
The Concert, Gerrit van Honthorst

In the National Gallery of Art, DC; there is also a downloadable file on Wikimedia Commons.

Like many of his northern European contemporaries, 17th century Dutch painter Gerrit van Honthorst was taken with the dramatic chiaroscuro and dynamic compositions of Caravaggio.

Honrhorst, however, brought his figures into full light and brilliant color, giving them a remarkably contemporary feel to our 21st century eyes.

The Concert; NGA, DC

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  1. ~’Honthorst, however, brought his figures into full light and brilliant color, giving them a remarkably contemporary feel to our 21st century eyes.’~
    Spot-on, Charley!