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Hendrick Ter Brugghen

Hendrick Ter Brugghen (1588 - 1629) was active/lived in Holland, Netherlands.  Hendrick Ter Brugghen is known for Biblical, mythology, genre and literary themes.

Hendrick Ter Brugghen began to study painting at the age of thirteen, possibly in the studio of Abraham Bloemart.  On a visit to Rome, he encountered and was strongly influenced by the paintings of Caravaggio. After returning to Utrecht, Ter Brugghen painted in the studio of Gerrit van Honthorst.

Honthorst and Ter Brugghen and their followers became known as the Caravaggisti because they adopted Caravaggio's strong sense of light, dramatic contrast between light and dark, and focus on emotionally charged subject matter.  Ter Brugghen's style became more emotionally expressive, and his paintings acquired a heightened dramatic tone.

As a leader of the Caravaggisti, Ter Brugghen's paintings were in high demand and he received consistent commissions from both public and private sources.  Other artists also recognized his talent and success; the famed Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens even described Ter Brugghens's work as "...above that of all the other Utrec   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1093 characters.]  Artist bio

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Similar artists

.  There are 22 similar (related) artists for Hendrick Ter Brugghen available:    Michele Giovanni (Michiel) Marieschi,  Jan (The Elder) Van Kessel,  Gerard van Honthorst,  Salomon van Ruysdael,  Lucas the Elder Cranach,  Jan (the Elder) Brueghel,  Pieter Brueghel The Younger,  Jan Havickszoon Steen,  Francesco Lazzaro Guardi,  Hendrik Frans Van Lint,  Antonio Joli,  Jacob Isaacksz van Ruisdael,  Francesco Solimena,  Peter Paul Rubens,  Jacob Jordaens,  Jan (The Younger) Brueghel,  Angelica (Maria Anna) Kauffmann,  Philips Wouwerman,  Jean-Baptiste Greuze,  George Romney,  Luca Giordano,  Giovanni Francesco (Guercino) Barbieri