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Shepherd Playing the Flute

Gerard van Honthorst

1632

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 92cm × w 174.5cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

pastorales, Arcadische taferelen; herding, herdsman, herdswoman, shepherd, shepherdess, cowherd, etc.; one person playing wind instrument - CC - out of doors

Acquisition Method

gift

Acquired

1937

Notes

olieverf op doek

Collection Type

paintings

About Gerard van Honthorst

1592–1656 • Dutch Republic

The most well-known painter of the Utrecht Caravaggists, he is famed for his night scenes and dramatic lighting; later in his career he was in demand as a portraitist.