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| Keywords: Gerrit van Honthorst - Artemisia - Google Art Project.jpg Catalogue Entry Queen Artemisia 4th century B C of ÂHalicarnassus in Asia Minor was said by ancient authors to have mourned her husband Mausolus by building the Mausoleum one of the Seven Wonders of the World She then drank his ashes mixed with wine in order to become his living tomb and an example of virtue exemplum virtutis Here the queen ™s retainers of different ages and status marvel at her prodigious act in accordance with the rules set forth for humanist history painting by theorist Leon Battista Alberti in his treatise De pictura 1435 where this noble genre was defined The Utrecht painter Gerrit van Honthorst spent from 1610/15 to 1620 in Italy where he became a follower of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio and was known for his night scenes as Gherardo delle Notti Upon his return to the Catholic stronghold of Utrecht he moved from tenebrous to courtly scenes and worked for patrons such as Charles I of England Christian IV of Denmark and the House of Orange-Nassau Artemisia hung over the fireplace in the house of Amalia van Solms widow of Prince Frederik Hendrik of Orange-Nassau who died in 1647 It was probably painted earlier however for Elizabeth of Bohemia the widow of the Elector Palatine Frederick V king of Bohemia 1619 “20; died 1632 Known as The Winter Queen she spent many years in exile in the Netherlands before returning to her native England shortly before her death in 1662 Gallery Label Artemisia a fourth-century B C queen in Asia Minor was said to have built the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus ”one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World ”to commemorate her deceased husband Mausolus She then drank wine mixed with his ashes in order to become his living tomb and an exemplar of virtue In Van Honthorst ™s painting Artemisia ™s retainers marvel at this extraordinary act Their individual responses vary depending on age and social status in keeping with the rules for history painting defined by the Italian architect and artist Leon Battista Alberti in his treatise Della Pittura On Painting 1435 Oil on canvas Size cm 170 147 5 <br> frame Size cm 193 172 7 7 6 Institution Princeton University Art Museum cite book Steward James Christen Princeton University Art Museum Handbook of the Collections Revised and Expanded Edition 2013 Princeton University Art Museum Princeton NJ 978-0943012414 2nd 194 cite web Artemisia y1968-117 http //artmuseum princeton edu/collections/objects/30620 Princeton University Art Museum Amalia von Solms Huis ten Bosch in 1654 “ at least 1707 ; private collection France; François Heim France; S Nystad The Hague in 1953 ; David M Koetser New York in 1956 ; Guttmann Arts New York in 1968; sold to Princeton University Art Museum Museum purchase gift of George L Craig Jr Class of 1921 and Mrs Craig 1592 1656 Gerrit van 28212199 Honthorst Dutch 1592 - 1656 /collection/princeton-university-art-museum/artwork/artemisia-gerrit-van-honthorst/28169172/ Gerrit van Honthorst Artist /artist/gerrit-van-honthorst/4131424/ 4131424 /collection/princeton-university-art-museum/ Princeton University Art Museum 28206127 http //artmuseum princeton edu/ /collection/princeton-university-art-museum/artwork/artemisia-gerrit-van-honthorst/28169172/ 1630 about 1635 Oil on canvas 28169172 False 1640 y1968-117 http //artmuseum princeton edu/collections/objects/30620 © Princeton University painting 1630 1650 Princeton University Art Museum about 1635 False 1 Item artemisia-gerrit-van-honthorst Artemisia a Museum purchase gift of George L Craig Jr Class of 1921 and Mrs Craig Oil on canvas special url_id CgFj6LZzSS_QVg PD-old-100-1923 1656 DEFAULTSORT 1635 Honthorst Gerrit Artemisisa Google Art Project works by Gerard van Honthorst Paintings by Gerard van Honthorst 1635 Artemisia European paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1635 Paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1635 European art in the Princeton University Art Museum 1635 Dutch paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1635 Artemisia II | ||||
