Keywords: A Young Man Reading by Candlelight (Matthias Stom) - Nationalmuseum - 23887.tif Artwork Creator Matthias Stom A Young Man Reading by Candlelight Matthias Stom was one of the many Dutch artists who travelled to Rome in the early 17th century There they were strongly influenced by Caravaggio s use of light and shadow They often painted night scenes with figures rendered realistically in artificial light Stom depicts a young man reading by candlelight His concentration offers an image of contemporary concepts of diligence and virtue The painting provided an aesthetic as well as a contemplation experience Matthias Stom var en bland mÄnga hollÀndska konstnÀrer som for till Rom i början pÄ 1600-talet DÀr tog de starka intryck av Caravaggios ljusdunkelmÄleri De skildrade gÀrna nattscener dÀr realistiskt avbildade figurer modelleras fram med hjÀlp av artificiella ljuskÀllor Stoms mÄlning visar en ung man som lÀser i skenet frÄn ett vaxljus Hans koncentration ger en bild av dÄtidens idéer om flit och dygd MÄlningen var avsedd att ge sÄvÀl en skönhetsupplevelse som ett tillfÀlle till begrundan header Matthias Stom was one of the many Dutch artists who travelled to Rome in the early 17th century There they were strongly influenced by Caravaggio s use of light and shadow They often painted night scenes with figures rendered realistically in artificial light Stom depicts a young man reading by candlelight His concentration offers an image of contemporary concepts of diligence and virtue The painting provided an aesthetic as well as a contemplation experience Matthias Stom var en bland mÄnga hollÀndska konstnÀrer som for till Rom i början pÄ 1600-talet DÀr tog de starka intryck av Caravaggios ljusdunkelmÄleri De skildrade gÀrna nattscener dÀr realistiskt avbildade figurer modelleras fram med hjÀlp av artificiella ljuskÀllor Stoms mÄlning visar en ung man som lÀser i skenet frÄn ett vaxljus Hans koncentration ger en bild av dÄtidens idéer om flit och dygd MÄlningen var avsedd att ge sÄvÀl en skönhetsupplevelse som ett tillfÀlle till begrundan ca 1630 Oil on canvas Olja pÄ duk Size cm 73 5 58 5 Framed Size cm 92 77 8 Institution Nationalmuseum Stockholm accession number 23887 NM 6838 place of creation Erik Cornelius / Nationalmuseum credit line Nationalmuseum Stockholm cooperation project Licensed-PD-Art PD-old-auto PD-Nationalmuseum_Stockholm Media contributed by Nationalmuseum Stockholm 2016-10 Paintings in the Nationalmuseum Stockholm Matthias Stom |