The Matchmaker by Gerrit van Honthorst, 1625

89 points · 3 comments · view on lemmy.world

3 Comments

Liska@feddit.de · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I new that the painting seemed shockingly familiar to me.

This one ("Der liederliche Student") I've seen in the "Alte Pinakothek" in Munich some time ago - painted by van Honthorst in exactly the same year. Even quite apparent similarities with regard to the lady in blue...

ickplant@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Oh yes, you can definitely see the similarities. A beautiful work of his!

ickplant@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y

This piece is a great example of chiaroscuro (the use of strong contrasts between light and dark).