Important Painting From The School Of Utrecht, Caravaggesque School, Ter Brugghen XVII

Important and rare oil on canvas representing a banquet or lunch scene with 10 characters, beautiful and rich composition around this table with many quality details, this canvas is to be compared to the work of Hendrick Janz ter Brugghen 1588-1629; Dutch painter of the Golden Age of the school of Utrech, being one of the three main representatives of this Caravaggesque school of the first decade of the XVII, this school very inspired in Rome by the works of Caravaggio, this period is also relatively short from 1620 to 1630 Our table of impressive dimensions of more than 2 m long by 1.5 m high develops the lessons of Caravaggio, indeed the Nordic painters quickly fell under the charm of the Italian master during their many trips to Italy, they are struck by art totally innovative from the Lombard painter with disturbing realism and chiaroscuro, which is the case with our painting with at first this pe rsonnage having drunk too much, his head held by his partner, his strong "attitude" is completely inspired by Caravaggio, ditto for the man in the background with the red beret holding a glass Like our canvas, ter Bruggheb, plays on a very dynamic composition with characters seen halfway up; at the height of the spectator, dynamic movements and realistic expressions, without neglecting the decor, the costumes of each of the protagonists of this banquet turning somewhat to the orgy ........ the canvas measures 2.13 by 1.53