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Baburen was one of several painters from Utrecht, in Holland, who went to study and work in Rome. Profoundly influenced by the Italian painter Caravaggio and his followers, they specialized in close-up views of large, half-length figures, solidly modelled with emphatic contrasts of light and shadow. Here, an amorous suitor barters with an elderly, turbanned woman for the favors of a cheerful young woman. The lute, symbol of love, occupies the center of the composition; the gestures of the hands that surround it tell the painting's story.

Details

  • Title: The Procuress
  • Creator Lifespan: 1590 to 1595 - 1624
  • Creator Nationality: Dutch
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Date Created: 1622
  • Physical Dimensions: w1076 x h1016 mm
  • Type: Paintings
  • Rights: M. Theresa B. Hopkins Fund. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. All Rights Reserved.
  • External Link: http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/the-procuress-33414
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Inscription: Lower left, on base of lute: TBaburen f 16 [...] (T anb B joined)
  • By: Dirck van Baburen

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