Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588–1629)

Hendrick ter Brugghen brought Caravaggio's dramatic light and emotional realism from Italy to the Dutch Republic, profoundly shaping Dutch Golden Age painting.

ABOUT

Hendrick Jansz ter Brugghen (or Terbrugghen; 1588 – 1 November 1629) was a Dutch painter of genre scenes and religious subjects. He was one of the Dutch followers of Caravaggio – the so-called Utrecht Caravaggisti. Along with Gerrit van Hondhorst and Dirck van Baburen, Ter Brugghen was one of the most important Dutch painters to have been influenced by Caravaggio. == Biography == No references to Ter Brugghen written during his life have been identified. His father Jan Egber…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Nox, plate seven from Demogorgon and the Deities 1588 · Art Institute of Chicago The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus 1588 · Art Institute of Chicago Hercules Killing Cacus 1588 · Art Institute of Chicago Demogorgon in the Cave of Eternity, plate one from Demogorgon and the Deities 1588 · Art Institute of Chicago Aether, plate six from Demogorgon and the Deities 1588 · Art Institute of Chicago Gillis van Breen 1588 · Art Institute of Chicago

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

CaravaggioBaroque Orazio GentileschiItalian Caravaggisti Annibale CarracciBaroque DomenichinoBaroque

Influenced

Rembrandt van RijnDutch Golden Age Frans HalsDutch Golden Age Johannes VermeerDutch Golden Age Gerrit van HonthorstUtrecht Caravaggism