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The Matchmaker or The Procuress is an oil on panel painting by Dutch artist Gerard van Honthorst, created in 1625, now in the Centraal Museum in Utrecht, for which it was bought in 1951 by the Vereniging Rembrandt.[1][2]

The Matchmaker
Dutch: De koppelaarster
ArtistGerard van Honthorst
Year1625 (1625)
MediumOil on wood
Dimensions71 cm × 104 cm (28 in × 41 in)
LocationCentraal Museum, Utrecht

History and description


Van Honthorst was part of the Utrecht Caravaggisti School. From 1610 to 1620 he stayed in Italy, where he specialized in nocturnal paintings with pronounced chiaroscuro, which earned him the nickname Gerardo delle Notti.

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 feathered clothes. On the left, an old matchmaker, with a tooth protruding from its 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.[3][4]

A similarly themed painting was made by a colleague of Van Honthorst, Dirck van Baburen. The model for the young woman also appears in other paintings by Van Honthorst.


References


  1. (in Spanish) Rynck, Patrick de: Gerard van Honthorst, «La alcahueta», in Cómo leer la pintura, 2005, Grupo Editorial Random House Mondadori, S.L., pp. 258-259, ISBN 84-8156-388-9
  2. (in Dutch) Din Pieters, et al.: Het Nederlandse Kunst Boek. W-books, Zwolle, 2016, blz. 63. ISBN 9789462581104
  3. (in Spanish) Rynck, Patrick de: Gerard van Honthorst, «La alcahueta», in Cómo leer la pintura, 2005, Grupo Editorial Random House Mondadori, S.L., pp. 258-259, ISBN 84-8156-388-9
  4. (in Dutch) Din Pieters, et al.: Het Nederlandse Kunst Boek. W-books, Zwolle, 2016, blz. 63. ISBN 9789462581104

На других языках


- [en] The Matchmaker (Honthorst)

[es] La alcahueta

La alcahueta es una obra del pintor holandés Gerard van Honthorst. Está realizado al óleo sobre tela, y fue pintado en el año 1625. Mide 71 cm de alto y 104 cm de ancho. Se exhibe actualmente en el Centraal Museum de Utrecht, en los Países Bajos.

[fr] L'Entremetteuse (Gerrit van Honthorst)

L'Entremetteuse est un tableau du peintre d’Utrecht Gerrit van Honthorst ; c’est une peinture à l’huile de 1625 sur une surface de 71 par 104 centimètres. Ce tableau sur panneau fait partie de la collection du Centraal Museum qui l’a acquis en 1951 grâce au soutien de la Vereniging Rembrandt.



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