Dec 6, 2017
Hendrick ter Brugghen, Democritus (1628)
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Hendrick ter Brugghen, Democritus (1628)
Hendrick Ter Brugghen (b. 1588)
Bacchante with an Ape
As seen at J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
its a new thing i'm trying out called ruined masterpieces where i, you guessed it, ruin a masterpiece... lemmie know what you think
Hendrick ter Brugghen: The Concert
(by Pontenigra)
Hendrick Jansz ter Brugghen (Terbrugghen) (1588 - 1629) was a Dutch painter, one of the Carravagisti - followers of Carravagio. He took some of that Carravagio energy and passed it down the line of great Dutch painters. Ter Brugghen's influence can be traced in the works of such masters as Rembrandt, Rubens, Hals and Vermeer. It seems a little bit unfair that he doesn't get half as much attention now. Well, I have no problems with showing him some love.
The Concert is enchanting.
The overall mood is very intimate. I confess I have a weakness for paintings like this - candlelit, natural, frozen in time. I can "feel the moment".
The man's and woman's eyes turn to us as if we have just entered the room, disturbing their music session, while the boy keeps on singing. I imagine he would stop in a second. This painting captures precisely the moment before he noticed.
The composition is perfectly balanced, yet not static. And it seems so effortless, too. Just look how natural it is to follow the line of light from the woman's turban, down across her shoulder to her sleeve, and then to the man's sleeve and face. Then notice how the grapes and the small candle behind the boy's head complete the composition, disrupting the circle, making it more dynamic. This painting seems to be thought out very carefully.
The light and shadow effects are stunning. My favourite bit is the shadow cast by the flute on the man's face.
You can find more works by Hendrick ter Brugghen at WikiPaintings.
Hendrick ter Brugghen, The Gamblers, 1623
The National Gallery of Art features an exhibit on Larger Than Life: Ter Brugghen’s Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene.