About Dirck van Baburen
Dutch · 1595–1624 · Utrecht Caravaggism
Utrecht Caravaggist who painted for Giustiniani and Borghese in Rome before producing The Procuress, a work later quoted twice by Vermeer.
Read full biography →Dirck van Baburen's works are held in 17 museums worldwide, including Centraal Museum, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, and National Museum in Kraków.
🇦🇹 Austria
1 museum
- 1 works
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Maria-Theresien-Platz, Austria
Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00 (Thu until 21:00); closed Mon (open Mon Jun–Aug)€21 adults, free under-19Museumsquartier (U2)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
🇫🇷 France
2 museums
- 1 works
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
- 1 works
Musée Marmottan Monet
Paris, France
🇩🇪 Germany
4 museums
- 2 works
Gemäldegalerie Berlin
Berlin, Germany
- 1 works
Westphalian State Museum of Art and Cultural History
Münster, Germany
- 1 works
Hessen Kassel Heritage
Schloss Wilhelmshöhe, Germany
- 1 works
Städel Museum
Frankfurt, Germany
🇳🇱 Netherlands
3 museums
- 3 works
Centraal Museum
Utrecht, Netherlands
Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00; closed Mon€15 adultsUtrecht Centraal (Bus 1, 2 (no metro))Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - Robbrecht & Daem wing, Netherlands
Main building closed for renovation until 2029; Depot open Tue–Sun 11:00–17:00Depot €20 adultsEendrachtsplein (Tram 7, 8)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 1 works
Rijksmuseum
Rijksmuseum, Netherlands
Daily 09:00–17:00€25 adults, free under-18Museumplein (Tram 2, 5, 12)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
🇳🇴 Norway
1 museum
- 1 works
National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design
Oslo, Norway
🇵🇱 Poland
1 museum
- 1 works
National Museum in Kraków
Kraków, Poland
🇷🇺 Russia
1 museum
- 1 works
Hermitage Museum
Winter Palace, Russia
Tue, Thu, Sat–Sun 10:30–18:00; Wed, Fri 10:30–21:00; closed Mon500 RUB adults (Russian residents), 1000 RUB internationalAdmiralteyskaya (5 (Frunzensko-Primorskaya))Confirm on museum website before visiting.
🇪🇸 Spain
1 museum
- 1 works
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Palace of Villahermosa, Spain
🇺🇸 United States
3 museums
- 1 works
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
- 1 works
Detroit Institute of Arts
Midtown Detroit, United States
- 1 works
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Dirck van Baburen known for?
Dirck van Baburen is known for painting in the Caravaggist style after his arrival in Rome around 1612[1]. He received commissions from Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani and Cardinal Scipione Borghese, and he contributed three large canvases to the Chapel of the Pietà at San Pietro in Montorio.What was Dirck van Baburen's art style?
Dirck van Baburen painted in the Caravaggist style. His paintings often featured three-quarter figures pushed close to the picture plane, dramatic chiaroscuro, and a broad application of cool colour.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Dirck van Baburen's works across the following collections.
- [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: Dirck van Baburen Used for: biography.
- [2] book Lilian H. Zirpolo, Historical Dictionary of Baroque Art and Architecture Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [3] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
- [4] book Schütz, Karl, author, Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675. Paintings; Taschen, Benedikt, book producer, Schütz, Karl, author, Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675. Paintings; Taschen, Benedikt, book producer - Vermeer _ the complete works Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [5] book Author unknown, The Primacy of the Image in Northern European Art, 1400-1700: Essays in Honor of Larry Silver Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
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