• Sources for Gerrit van Honthorst’s Italian Nickname

    Author(s):
    Matthew Lincoln (see profile)
    Date:
    2016
    Subject(s):
    Art, History
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Art history
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6RG8T
    Abstract:
    According to most modern scholarship, it was during his time in Italy that Honthorst earned the nickname “Gherardo delle Notti,” or “Gerrit of the nights,” because of his talent for rendering dramatic nighttime images… The attentive reader will notice, however, that none of these texts credit the nickname to a contemporary source. When did Honthorst actually earn this name? An investigation of archival sources suggests that “Gherardo delle Notti” may not be nearly as contemporary as has been assumed.
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.1086/686710
    Publisher:
    University of Chicago Press
    Pub. Date:
    2016-5-5
    Journal:
    Source: Notes in the History of Art
    Volume:
    35
    Issue:
    3
    Page Range:
    244 - 249
    ISSN:
    0737-4453,2328-207X
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    7 years ago
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial
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