Stories about painting, sculpture, architecture, history

 🖼️ The painting "The Tree of Jesse" 🖌️🎨 Attributed to Geertgen tot Sint Jans (c. 1460–c. 1490). Date: circa 1500 Oil on panel. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Rotterdam The painting symbolically depicts the genealogical tree of Christ. It grows from the sleeping figure of Jesse, the progenitor of the royal dynasty, which, according to tradition, included Solomon, David, and Jesus. The branches are filled with the kings of Israel, including King David with his harp. At the top sits the Virgin Mary with the Christ Child on her lap.

 🖌️🎨 Gerrit van Honthorst (1590 – 1656) was a Dutch artist of the Golden Age and a prominent representative of the Utrecht school. 🖼️ "Shepherdess Holding Plums" Circa 1623 🖼️ "The Lute Player" 1624 🖼️ "The Laughing Violinist" 1624 🖼️ "Smiling Girl, a Courtesan, Holding an Obscene Image" 1625 🖼️ "Allegory of Love" 🖼️ "The Proposal of Love" 🖼️ "The Merry Violinist" 1625 The works demonstrate the influence of Caravaggesque, particularly in the use of light and shadow. #art #painting #Gerard van Honthorst #caravagges