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| workshop of Dirck van Baburen Descent from the Cross (studio copy after original in the Church of San Pietro in Montorio, Rome) ca. 1617 oil on canvas Centraal Museum, Utrecht |
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| Dirck van Baburen St Francis of Assisi contemplating a Skull ca. 1618 oil on canvas Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Dirck van Baburen Roman Charity - Cimon and Pero ca. 1618-24 oil on canvas York Museums Trust (Great Britain) |
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| Dirck van Baburen Christ crowned with Thorns 1623 oil on canvas Museum Catharijnconvent, Utrecht |
"Dirck van Baburen was the youngest member of the so-called Utrecht Caravaggisti, a group of artists all hailing from the city of Utrecht or its environs, who were inspired by the work of the famed Italian painter Caravaggio. Around 1607 van Baburen entered the studio of Paul Moreelse (1571-1638), an important Utrecht painter who primarily specialized in portraiture. In his studio, the fledgling artist received his first, albeit indirect, exposure to elements of Caravaggio's style, which were already trickling north during the first decade of the new century. After a four-year apprenticeship with Moreelse, van Baburen departed for Italy shortly after 1611; he would remain there, headquartered in Rome, until roughly the summer of 1620. Caravaggio was already deceased by the time van Baburen arrived in Rome. Nevertheless, his Italian period work attests to his familiarity with the celebrated master's art. Moreover, van Baburen was likely friendly with one of Caravaggio's most influential devotees, the enigmatic Lombard painter Bartolomeo Manfredi (1582-1622). . . . Manfredi's interpretations of Caravaggio's art profoundly affected van Baburen as well as other members of the Utrecht Caravaggisti."
– from promotional text prepared by Adam Williams Fine Art, New York
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| Dirck van Baburen Prometheus chained by Vulcan 1623 oil on canvas Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
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| Dirck van Baburen Apollo flaying Marsyas ca. 1623 oil on canvas Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
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| Dirck van Baburen Narcissus gazing at his Reflection before 1624 oil on canvas private collection |
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| Dirck van Baburen The Concert 1623 oil on canvas Hermitage, Saint Petersburg |
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| Dirck van Baburen The Procuress 1622 oil on canvas Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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| Dirck van Baburen Flute Player 1620 oil on canvas Gemäldegalerie, Berlin |
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| Dirck van Baburen Young Man Singing 1622 oil on canvas Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt |
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| Dirck van Baburen Violin Player with Wine Glass 1623 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art |
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| Dirck van Baburen Youth with Jew's Harp 1621 oil on canvas Centraal Museum, Utrecht |
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| Dirck van Baburen Lute Player 1622 oil on canvas Centraal Museum, Utrecht |