Portrait of a Palatinate Prince
(1643)
Medium
oil on panel
Measurements
(74.3 × 59.1 cm)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Kenneth Reed AM through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2025
Gallery location
Rembrandt Cabinet
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
Gerrit van Honthorst was born and initially trained in Utrecht, before travelling to Rome in 1616, where he was deeply influenced by the work of Caravaggio and the Carracci. After his return to Utrecht in 1620, he established a reputation as a master portraitist. This painting shows his great skill at rendering the different textures of skin, hair, lace, silk and metal. It is a highly sensitive and humanist depiction of a sitter.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Utrecht, the Netherlands
Accession Number
2025.48
Department
International Painting