Dirck van Baburen was probably born in Wijk bij Duurstede, but his family moved to Utrecht when he was still young. He was also known as Teodoer van Baburen and Theodor Baburen. The earliest reference to the artist is in the 1611 records of the Utrecht Guild of St. Luke as a pupil of Paulus Moreelse. Sometime between 1612 and 1615, he travelled to Rome. There, he collaborated with fellow countryman David de Haen and befriended the close follower of Caravaggio, Bartolomeo Manfredi. Baburen also came to the attention of the art collectors and patrons Vincenzo Giustiniani and cardinal Scipione Borghese, and possibly under their influence he received the commission to paint the altarpiece of the Entombment for the chapel of the Pietà in San Pietro in Montorio around 1617.[2] Baburen was one of the earliest artists to belong to the group of Dutch-speaking artists active in Rome in the seventeenth-century known as the "Bentvueghels" ("Birds of a Feather");[3] his nickname was "Biervlieg" ("Beer Fly", or one who drinks a lot).
In late 1620, Baburen returned to Utrecht, where he began painting genre scenes. Until his death in 1624 the painter, along with Hendrick ter Brugghen and Gerard van Honthorst, helped establish the stylistic and thematic innovations now known as the Utrecht School of Caravaggisti. He was buried on 28 February 1624 in the Buurkerk, a medieval church which now houses the Museum Speelklok. Around 1629, Constantijn Huygens noted Baburen as one of the important Dutch painters active in the early decades of the seventeenth century.[4]
Careeredit
Dirck van Baburen's career was short, and only a few of his paintings are known today. He mostly painted religious subjects in Rome, including the San Pietro in Montorio Entombment that is indebted to Caravaggio's version of the same subject in the Vatican Museums. Baburen also painted a Capture of Christ (Borghese Gallery) for Scipione Borghese and Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin) for Vincenzo Giustiniani.[5]
The Utrecht works made between 1621 as 1624, the final years of Baburen's career, merged the visual characteristics learnt from Caravaggio and Manfredi into genre, mythological and history painting. Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam), for example, adapts Caravaggio's upside-down figure of St. Paul from the Conversion of St. Paul (Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome) for the position of the fallen Prometheus, who was punished for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to mortals.
He was among the first artists to make use of genre subjects such as musicians and cardplayers. One of his best-known works is The Procuress (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). It depicts a man offering a coin for the services of a lute-playing prostitute while an old woman, the lady's procuress, inspects his money. This painting (or a copy) was owned by Johannes Vermeer's mother-in-law and appears in two of that artist's works, The Concert (stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston) and Woman Seated at a Virginal (National Gallery, London). Han van Meegeren forged copy of this work which he may have intended to use as a prop in his forgeries of Vermeer.
Worksedit
He painted several musicians, many of which probably contain a self-portrait, as they all seem to feature the same man.
The Entombment, ca. 1617, (San Pietro in Montorio, Rome)
Capture of Christ, before 1621 (Borghese Gallery, Rome)
Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles, before 1621 (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin)
Uriah's Death in Battle, before 1621 (private collection)
^ ab2 artworks by or after Dirck van Baburen at the Art UK site
Sourcesedit
Dirck van Baburen in History of Art
Brigstocke, Hugh, "Baburen, Dirck (Jaspersz.) van," Grove Art Online. Oxford University Press, March 15, 2007.
Brown, Christopher, "The Utrecht Caravaggisti," in Gods, Saints & Heroes: Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1980, pp. 101–121. ISBN0-89468-039-0.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dirck van Baburen.
Vermeer and The Delft School, a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Dirck van Baburen
April 13, 2024
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Dirck Jaspersz van Baburen c 1595 21 February 1624 was a Dutch painter and one of the Utrecht Caravaggisti The Lute Player 1622 Dirck van Baburen Concert 1623 oil on canvas Hermitage Museum at Saint Petersburg Dirck van Baburen The Procuress 1622 oil on canvas Museum of Fine Arts Boston The painting was owned by Maria Thins mother in law of Johannes Vermeer who reproduced it within two of his own paintings 1 Young man singing 1622 Stadelsches Kunstinstitut Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Works 4 References and sources 4 1 References 4 2 Sources 5 External linksBiography edit nbsp Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan by Dirck van Baburen 1623 Oil on canvas 202 x 184 cm Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Dirck van Baburen was probably born in Wijk bij Duurstede but his family moved to Utrecht when he was still young He was also known as Teodoer van Baburen and Theodor Baburen The earliest reference to the artist is in the 1611 records of the Utrecht Guild of St Luke as a pupil of Paulus Moreelse Sometime between 1612 and 1615 he travelled to Rome There he collaborated with fellow countryman David de Haen and befriended the close follower of Caravaggio Bartolomeo Manfredi Baburen also came to the attention of the art collectors and patrons Vincenzo Giustiniani and cardinal Scipione Borghese and possibly under their influence he received the commission to paint the altarpiece of the Entombment for the chapel of the Pieta in San Pietro in Montorio around 1617 2 Baburen was one of the earliest artists to belong to the group of Dutch speaking artists active in Rome in the seventeenth century known as the Bentvueghels Birds of a Feather 3 his nickname was Biervlieg Beer Fly or one who drinks a lot In late 1620 Baburen returned to Utrecht where he began painting genre scenes Until his death in 1624 the painter along with Hendrick ter Brugghen and Gerard van Honthorst helped establish the stylistic and thematic innovations now known as the Utrecht School of Caravaggisti He was buried on 28 February 1624 in the Buurkerk a medieval church which now houses the Museum Speelklok Around 1629 Constantijn Huygens noted Baburen as one of the important Dutch painters active in the early decades of the seventeenth century 4 Career editDirck van Baburen s career was short and only a few of his paintings are known today He mostly painted religious subjects in Rome including the San Pietro in Montorio Entombment that is indebted to Caravaggio s version of the same subject in the Vatican Museums Baburen also painted a Capture of Christ Borghese Gallery for Scipione Borghese and Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles Gemaldegalerie Berlin for Vincenzo Giustiniani 5 The Utrecht works made between 1621 as 1624 the final years of Baburen s career merged the visual characteristics learnt from Caravaggio and Manfredi into genre mythological and history painting Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan Rijksmuseum Amsterdam for example adapts Caravaggio s upside down figure of St Paul from the Conversion of St Paul Santa Maria del Popolo Rome for the position of the fallen Prometheus who was punished for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to mortals He was among the first artists to make use of genre subjects such as musicians and cardplayers One of his best known works is The Procuress Museum of Fine Arts Boston It depicts a man offering a coin for the services of a lute playing prostitute while an old woman the lady s procuress inspects his money This painting or a copy was owned by Johannes Vermeer s mother in law and appears in two of that artist s works The Concert stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boston and Woman Seated at a Virginal National Gallery London Han van Meegeren forged copy of this work which he may have intended to use as a prop in his forgeries of Vermeer Works editHe painted several musicians many of which probably contain a self portrait as they all seem to feature the same man The Entombment ca 1617 San Pietro in Montorio Rome Capture of Christ before 1621 Borghese Gallery Rome Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles before 1621 Gemaldegalerie Berlin Uriah s Death in Battle before 1621 private collection Youth Playing a Small Whistle 1621 Centraal Museum Utrecht The Procuress 1622 Museum of Fine Arts Boston 50 2721 6 A Merry Toper Burton Constable Hall 7 Christ among the Doctors 1622 National Gallery of Norway Oslo Backgammon Players c 1622 Historisches Museum Bamberg The Lute Player 1622 Centraal Museum Utrecht Loose Company 1623 Gemaldegalerie Mainz Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan 1623 see above Crowning with Thorns 1623 Museum Catharijneconvent Utrecht Crowning with Thorns 1623 Nelson Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City Missouri Cimon and Pero Roman Charity ca 1623 York City Art Gallery 7 Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene ca 1623 Kunsthalle Hamburg Eleusinian Mysteries Palace of the Dukes of Braganza Guimaraes References and sources editReferences edit The Procuress Archived from the original on 2003 08 21 Brown p 110 Levine Brown p 102 Brigstocke The Procuress collections mfa org Retrieved 2020 12 17 a b 2 artworks by or after Dirck van Baburen at the Art UK site Sources edit Dirck van Baburen in History of Art Brigstocke Hugh Baburen Dirck Jaspersz van Grove Art Online Oxford University Press March 15 2007 Brown Christopher The Utrecht Caravaggisti in Gods Saints amp Heroes Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt National Gallery of Art Washington D C 1980 pp 101 121 ISBN 0 89468 039 0 Franits Wayne Dutch Seventeenth Century Genre Painting 2004 ISBN 0 300 10237 2 Levine David A Schildersbent Bent Grove Art Online Oxford University Press March 15 2007 Murray P amp L Dictionary of art and artists Penguin Books 1996 ISBN 0 14 051300 0 Nicolson B Caravaggism in Europe 2nd edn 1990 ISBN 88 422 0233 9 Slatkes L J Dirck van Baburen A Dutch Painter in Utrecht and Rome 1965 Slive Seymour Dutch Painting 1600 1800 1995 ISBN 0 300 06418 7 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dirck van Baburen Vermeer and The Delft School a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art which contains material on Dirck van Baburen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dirck van Baburen amp oldid 1202247048, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
