Jan van Bijlert

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Jan van Bijlert was a Dutch Golden Age painter associated with the Utrecht Caravaggisti, known for his religious, genre, and portrait works influenced by Caravaggio’s dramatic use of light and shadow.

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Jan van Bijlert canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
painter
artStyle Caravaggesque
chiaroscuro
associatedWith Dirck van Baburen NERFINISHED
Gerard van Honthorst NERFINISHED
Hendrick ter Brugghen NERFINISHED
birthDate 1597
birthPlace Utrecht NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
deathDate 1671
deathPlace Utrecht NERFINISHED
educatedAt workshop of Abraham Bloemaert
father Herman Beerntsz van Bijlert NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork drawing
painting
genre genre painting
portrait painting
religious painting
influencedBy Caravaggio NERFINISHED
knownFor dramatic use of light and shadow
genre scenes
portraits
religious scenes
memberOf Utrecht Guild of Saint Luke NERFINISHED
movement Baroque
Dutch Golden Age
Utrecht Caravaggisti NERFINISHED
name Jan van Bijlert NERFINISHED
nationality Dutch
notableWork Allegory of Music NERFINISHED
Portrait of a Young Man NERFINISHED
The Lute Player NERFINISHED
The Prodigal Son NERFINISHED
periodActive early 17th century
mid 17th century
positionHeld dean of the Utrecht Guild of Saint Luke
signatureStyle elegant figure types
strong contrasts of light and dark
spouse Catharina van der Burch NERFINISHED
workLocation France
Italy NERFINISHED
Utrecht NERFINISHED

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Abraham Bloemaert notableStudent Jan van Bijlert
Utrecht Caravaggism hasNotableArtist Jan van Bijlert