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Gerrit van Honthorst // Portrait of Sophia, Princess Palatine

Gerrit van Honthorst

(1592 – 1656) also known in Italy as Gherardo delle Notti for his nighttime candlelit subjects, was a Dutch Golden Age painter from Utrecht.

Portrait of Sophia, Princess Palatine

1641, oil on oak panel.

24" x 32".

Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. William A Fisher, 72.860 ©The Detroit Institute of Arts.