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Gerard van Honthorst

Dutch painter

b. 1592 CE – d. 1656 CE World The North Atlantic Lands

Gerard van Honthorst (November 4, 1592 – April 27, 1656), also known as Gerrit van Honthorst and in Italy as Gherardo delle Notti for his nighttime candlelit subjects, is a Dutch Golden Age painter from Utrecht.

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Moran, J. (2017). Gerard van Honthorst. History Atlas. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/gerard-van-honthorst/

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