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Abraham Bloemaert, Bacchus

1615-1620

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ATTRIBUTED TO ABRAHAM BLOEMAERT - GORINCHEM, 1564 - 1651, UTRECHT Bacchus oil on panel 60 x 45 cm. Abraham Bloemaert is a Dutch Golden Age artist, born in Gorinchem in 1564, initially trained with his father Cornelis Bloemaert (1603 - 1692), an architect and sculptor who moved to Utrecht in 1575. then had six different teachers like Gerrit Splinter (? - 1586) or Joost de Beer (before 1535 - 1591/93) and will regret not having received a higher education. He left for France in 1581 or 1582 and completed his training in Paris and Fontainebleau, notably at Hieronymus Franck (1578 - 1623). He spent most of his life in Utrecht, except for a few years in Amsterdam between 1591 and 1593. In 1611 he was one of the founders of the guild of Saint Luke of Utrecht, of which he was named dean. 1618. Known for his genre and mythological subjects, his worked landscapes, he also painted biblical subjects and in particular large altarpieces for churches such as those of the Jesuits in Brussels or the Sint Janskerk in Utrecht. Master of a whole generation of painters, he left a great influence on the art of Utrecht, his Fondamenten der Teecken-Konst (Foundations of the art of drawing), illustrated by his son Frédéric, served to train young artists until the nineteenth century. century. He formed in particular the Caravaggeschi Gerrit van Honthorst (1592 - 1656), Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588 - 1629), Jan van Bijlert (1597 - 1671). In fact, Abraham Bloemaert experienced a short period of Caravaggio in the early 1920s. The masterpiece presented shows us a Bacchus, crowned with screws, face facing left. The lighting in chiaroscuro accentuates the features of his face and the contours of his skin. This hat of grapes and pampini is found in another Bacchus painted by Abraham Bloemaert and kept in Buscot Park, in the collections of the Lords Faringdon Collection (Fig. 3), there is also the chiaroscuro lighting that intensifies the expression of the face.
  • Attributed to:
    Abraham Bloemaert (1566 - 1651, Dutch)
  • Creation Year:
    1615-1620
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23.63 in (60 cm)Width: 17.72 in (45 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    noPrice: $27,276
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  • Period:
    1610-1619
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Tricase, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2645213049092
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