Joachim von Sandrart was a German Baroque art-historian and painter, active in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age. He is most significant for his collection of biographies of Dutch and German artists the Teutsche Academie, published between 1675 and 1680.
Joachim von Sandrart
Self-portrait in 1641
Personification of February (one of a series), 1642
November (same series).
Gerard van Honthorst was a Dutch Golden Age painter who became known for his depiction of artificially lit scenes, eventually receiving the nickname Gherardo delle Notti. Early in his career he visited Rome, where he had great success painting in a style influenced by Caravaggio. Following his return to the Netherlands he became a leading portrait painter. Van Honthorst's contemporaries included Utrecht painters Hendrick Ter Brugghen and Dirck van Baburen.
Granida and Daifilo, 1625
The Concert, 1623, National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.)
The Matchmaker (1625), showing the use of Carravagesque lighting effects
Musical Group on a Balcony (1622)