Hendrick Ter Brugghen

Years of life:	1588 – 1629
Art Movement:	Baroque, Dutch Golden Age
Painting School:	Caravaggisti, Utrecht School

Genre:	Portrait , Religious , Mythology , Genre scenes
Country:	Netherlands
Century:	XVII

The most important painter of the Utrecht school, deeply influenced by Caravaggio’s paintings (he spent 10 years in Italy). On his return to the Netherlands, together with Honthorst, he became one of the leaders of Caravaggism in the Netherlands. His early work has harsh, directional lighting. Later paintings become softer, at times quieter. The rediscovery of his sensitive and poetic paintings has been part of the general reappraisal of Caravaggesque art in the 20th century.

Hendrick Terbrugghen’s major works are Flute Players, 1621 (Kassel, Germany: Staatliche Kunstsammlungen); St. Sebastian Tended by Irene and her Maid, 1625 (Oberlin, Ohio: Allen Memorial Art Museum); The Annunciation, 1629 (Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

Boy Playing a Recorder

1621

Boy Playing a Recorder • 1621
Boy Playing a Fife

1621

Boy Playing a Fife • 1621
The calling of Saint Matthew

1621

The calling of Saint Matthew • 1621
A Singer Accompanying Himself on the Lute

1624

A Singer Accompanying Himself on the Lute • 1624
The Concert

1626

The Concert • 1626
Boy with pipe

1623

Boy with pipe • 1623
The Calling of St Matthew

1620

The Calling of St Matthew • 1620
Singing Boy

1627

Singing Boy • 1627
The incredulity of St. Thomas

1622

The incredulity of St. Thomas • 1622
Duet

1628

Duet • 1628
The Calling of St. Matthew

1616

The Calling of St. Matthew • 1616
Young Woman Tuning a Lute

1627

Young Woman Tuning a Lute • 1627
The Adoration of the Magi

1619

The Adoration of the Magi • 1619
Esau Selling His Birthright

1626

Esau Selling His Birthright • 1626
Heraclitus

1628

Heraclitus • 1628
Democritus

1628

Democritus • 1628
Democritus

1628

Democritus • 1628
Three Backgammon Players

1625

Three Backgammon Players • 1625
A Laughing Bravo (mercenary) with his Dog

1628

A Laughing Bravo (mercenary) with his Dog • 1628
The Card Players

1623

The Card Players • 1623
A Boy Playing the Lute ("Hearing", One of a Series of the Five Senses)

1620s

A Boy Playing the Lute ("Hearing", One of a Series of the Five Senses) • 1620s
The Concert

1626

The Concert • 1626
The Annunciation

1624

The Annunciation • 1624
The Calling of St. Matthew

1621

The Calling of St. Matthew • 1621
King David playing the harp among angels

1628

King David playing the harp among angels • 1628
The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John

between 1624 and 1625

The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John • between 1624 and 1625
The Outraged Christ

1625

The Outraged Christ • 1625
St Sebastian Tended by Irene and her Maid

1625

St Sebastian Tended by Irene and her Maid • 1625
The Denial of Saint Peter

between 1626 and 1629

The Denial of Saint Peter • between 1626 and 1629
David with the head of Goliath

1624

David with the head of Goliath • 1624
The Annunciation

1629

The Annunciation • 1629
Bacchante with an Ape

1627

Bacchante with an Ape • 1627
Calling of Saint Matthew

1620

Calling of Saint Matthew • 1620
Mars Asleep

1629

Mars Asleep • 1629
The Merry Drinker

1625

The Merry Drinker • 1625
The Repentant Peter

1616

The Repentant Peter • 1616
The Rich Man and the Poor Lazarus

1625

The Rich Man and the Poor Lazarus • 1625
Man with a flute

1625

Man with a flute • 1625
A Girl Holding a Glass ("Taste", One of a Series of the Five Senses)

1620s

A Girl Holding a Glass ("Taste", One of a Series of the Five Senses) • 1620s
Jacob reproaching Laban for giving him Leah in place of Rachel

1627

Jacob reproaching Laban for giving him Leah in place of Rachel • 1627
The Singer

1620s

The Singer • 1620s
Christ Crowned with Thorns

1620

Christ Crowned with Thorns • 1620
Bagpipe Player

1624

Bagpipe Player • 1624
The Denial of Saint Peter

between 1607 and 1613

The Denial of Saint Peter • between 1607 and 1613
Pilate washing his hands

1617

Pilate washing his hands • 1617
A Boy Violinist

1626

A Boy Violinist • 1626
The Gamblers

1623

The Gamblers • 1623
Kaiser Claudius

1620

Kaiser Claudius • 1620
Saint Jerome

1621

Saint Jerome • 1621
The Liberation of Saint Peter

1624

The Liberation of Saint Peter • 1624
The Liberation of Saint Peter

1629

The Liberation of Saint Peter • 1629