The earliest mention of Stom is in Rome in 1630 but acording to some sources he came from Amersfoort and may have trained with Honthorst in Utrecht. He later worked in Naples and Palermo as well as Rome. It is not known when or where he died. He painted for various churches in Italy, including an 'Adoration of the Shepherds' for the high altar of the Capuchin Church in Monreale. The great collector Antonio Ruffio bought three of Stom's paintings when the artist was living in Palermo.
Matthias Stom
about 1600 - after 1652?
Paintings by Matthias Stom
The grim story of the beheading of Saint John the Baptist, the prophet who preached the coming of Christ as the Messiah, is recounted in the Gospel of Mark. John had criticised King Herod for marrying Herodias, the wife of his own half-brother. In revenge, Herodias persuaded her daughter Salome t...
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