Artists

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  Democritus $AU 253.18 ~ 1,016.46
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  The Concert $AU 284.76 ~ 1,173.59
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  Duet $AU 275.08 ~ 1,087.68
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  St Sebastian Tended by Irene and her Maid $AU 278.78 ~ 1,587.02

Hendrik Terbrugghen (1588 Deventer-1629 Utrecht), a student of Abraham Bloemaert's was a prominent member of the Utrecht Caravaggio's. In 1604 he traveled to Italy and stayed primarily in Rome and Naples; it is possible that he met Caravaggio personally. After returning to Utrecht, he joined the painter's guild in 1616. Terbrugghen, whose works are only known from those done in the 1620s, painted primarily religious subjects and genre pictures. His portrayal of ordinary people and people from the theatrical world is quite realistic, he does not idealize. In addition, a light, muted range of colors as well as a soft, flowing depiction of light and shadow are characteristic of his art. Among the artist's important works are Flute Player, 1621, Staatliche Gemaldegalerie, Kasister St. Irene, 1625, Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio; and Jacob and Laban, 1627, National Gallery, London.