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Christian van Couwenbergh was among the most successful Dutch Carravagesque painters. He belonged to the circle of figure painters around Gerrit van Honthorst and Dirck van Baburen who worked in the monumental chiaroscuro style inspired by Caravaggio. Couwenbergh was highly successful throughout his lifetime, even receiving important commissions from the house of Orange. He moved to Cologne in 1656 and worked there for 11 years before his death in 1667. This painting from the collection of the Count of Stolberg-Stolberg is thought to originate from his later period in Cologne.