1664
oil
canvas
From the collection of Walters Art Museum
Vision of Cornelius the Centurion is a 1664 oil by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Walters Art Museum.
In this painting, a man in a red robe and a helmet kneels on the floor, holding a golden object. To his left, an angel with large wings and a white robe stands, looking down at him. The scene is set in a dark room with a wooden floor and a chair in the background. The angel's wings are spread wide, and the man's helmet is decorated with intricate designs. The golden object he holds appears to be a shield or a helmet. The dark background and the use of light and shadow create a sense of drama and tension. This painting showcases the use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of volume and depth. To learn more about this technique, look up chiaroscuro.
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout (19 August 1621 – 29 September 1674) was a Dutch Golden Age painter and a favourite student of Rembrandt. He was also an etcher, an amateur poet, a collector and an adviser on art.
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