BIJLERT, Jan van
(b. 1597/98, Utrecht, d. 1671, Utrecht)

Shepherd Holding a Flute

1630-35
Oil on canvas, 79 x 65 cm
Private collection

Like many other Utrecht artists of his time, Jan van Bijlert incorporated Caravaggesque features in many of his genre-, historical- and pastoral scenes. In this he was mostly influenced by Gerrit van Honthorst, who, together with Hendrick Terbrugghen and Dirck van Baburen, introduced Caravaggism to Utrecht around 1620.




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