Bentvogel

...The name is based on the fact that the Dutch painter Pieter van Laer (c. 1599-c. 1642), a representative of the genre, was nicknamed Bamboccio (meaning "comical doll") in Italy because of his physical disability. Van Laer, who moved to Rome around 1625, assimilated the influence of Caravaggio and developed a unique genre of painting on the border between genre and landscape painting, which focused on the daily life of ordinary people in the city of Rome and the surrounding countryside. He became a leading figure in the community of northern painters studying in the city called Bentvogel (Dutch for "flock of birds"). He produced many followers, including J. Miel, J. Lingelbach, M. Swerts, and M. Cerquozzi. Because of their lawless and dissolute lifestyle and the vulgarity of their subjects, they were forbidden from attending the Academy of St. Luke and from painting in the church. However, the large number of works that survive show that their paintings enjoyed widespread popularity among the general public, despite the fierce criticism from painters and critics in the classical camp.

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…その代表者のオランダの画家ファン･ラールPieter van Laer(1599ころ‐1642ころ)がその身体障害のためにイタリアでバンボッチョBamboccio(〈滑稽な人形〉の意)と呼ばれたことに基づく。1625年ころローマに渡ったファン･ラールはカラバッジョの影響を消化しつつ，ローマ市街や近郊の田園における庶民の日常生活を主題とした風俗画･風景画の境界領域に属す独特な一分野，〈バンボッチャーテBambocciate〉を開拓して〈ベントフォーヘルBentvogel〉(オランダ語で〈鳥の群れ〉の意)と呼ばれる，同市に留学中の北方画家の共同体の主導的存在となり，ミールJ.Miel，リンゲルバハJ.Lingelbach，スウェールツM.Sweerts，チェルクオッツィM.Cerquozziなど多くの追随者を生んだ。無頼で放縦な生活態度と画題の通俗さを理由に，彼らは聖ルカ･アカデミーへの入会や教会での制作活動を禁じられたが，古典主義陣営の画家や批評家の激しい非難にもかかわらず彼らの絵が民間で広い人気を博したことは，残された作品の数からも明らかである。…

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