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The Matchmaker (Honthorst)

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feathered clothes. On the left, an old matchmaker, with a tooth protruding from her closed mouth, keeps an eye on what is happening. The lute, in this situation, refers to an object of prostitutes and therefore has an erotic meaning. The lute is also a symbol for female genitalia and lust. The painting abounds in contrasts, not only between light and darkness, but also between youth and old age. One end of the young woman's right nipple is barely noticeable.
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The painting presents a young woman with a provocative neckline and a seductive smile; she is accompanied by a man who carries a purse in his hand and an old woman. All of them are in a shallow space. The light from the candle on the table accentuates the young woman's cleavage and her colorful and
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School. From 1610 to 1620 he stayed in Italy, where he specialized in nocturnal paintings with pronounced
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71 cm × 104 cm (28 in × 41 in)
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A similarly themed painting was made by a colleague of Van Honthorst,
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Rynck, Patrick de: Gerard van Honthorst, «La alcahueta», in
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Smiling Girl, a Courtesan, Holding an Obscene Image
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Gerard van Honthorst
Centraal Museum
Utrecht
Gerard van Honthorst
Centraal Museum
Utrecht
Vereniging Rembrandt
Utrecht Caravaggisti
chiaroscuro
Dirck van Baburen
ISBN
84-8156-388-9
ISBN
9789462581104
ISBN
84-8156-388-9
ISBN
9789462581104
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Gerard van Honthorst
Christ Before the High Priest
Adoration of the Christ Child
Merry Company
The Matchmaker
Smiling Girl, a Courtesan, Holding an Obscene Image
Apollo and Diana
Abraham Bloemaert

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