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male and two female, who are locked in a fierce struggle. In the upper right Fire in the form of a young man has stretched out his arms to control Air represented by young woman in the upper left and hold back Water represented by an old man in the lower left. Earth is depicted in the lower right of the painting as an old lady lying on her back, surrounded by brown earth.
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painted in Naples in 1611 Finson created a dramatically new representation of the classic theme of the four elements. Packed with action, using powerful colours and strong lighting effects the work shows the influence of
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He left Paris on 10 July 1615 and arrived in
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It is likely that Finson and Vinck offered
Caravaggio refuge when he arrived in Naples after fleeing Rome following his killing of a rival painter in a brawl. They may have arranged for him a place to work and connected him with patrons in Naples. Finson obtained commissions in Naples. On 24 August
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There are no records on the movements of Louis Finson between 1585 and 1604. He likely moved with the rest of family to Veere in 1585. At that time Louis was still young and he likely remained with his family until the late 1590s. Finson likely received his initial artistic training from his father.
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show the fusion of his
Flemish training and the naturalist style arising in Naples under the influence of Caravaggio. The first painting recalls some of the stylistic characteristics of the work of Jacob de Backer in particular in the drawing of the bare shoulders of the servant of Bathsheba. In the
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in a private collection was attributed to Finson in 2019 and is dated to approximately 1607. It shows Finson's confrontation with the work of
Caravaggio. The painting offers an original interpretation of the subject. The foreground is dominated by the nude torso of the saint, shown in a submissive
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Most of the altarpieces which Finson produced during his residence in France are signed and bear a trompe-l'oeil painted paper tag on the bottom left on which Finson's signature is affixed. In these works he uses
Caravaggesque elements within Flemish, somewhat antiquated compositional solutions. He
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Finson worked in various cities in France where he painted religious works, altarpieces and portraits. He created works in
Marseille (1613-1616), Aix-en-Provence (1613-1614), Arles (March 1614) and Montpellier (1614). After falling ill he was held up in Bordeaux in October and November 1614. In
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whom he knew personally in Naples. He produced a number of copies after works by
Caravaggio. He worked for a number of years in various cities in France where he created altarpieces and portraits. He is known for being the co-owner together with his fellow Flemish painter and business partner
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He traveled to Italy where he was first recorded in Naples in March 1605 on the receipt of a payment for a painting. His initial commissions included portraits. In Naples he befriended fellow
Flemish painter and art dealer, Abraham Vinck, with whom he shared for some time a workshop and also a
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residence. Vinck had been in Naples since about 1598 and left the city around 1609 for
Amsterdam. His relationship with Vinck likely enabled Finson to quickly find patrons in the city. The two artists were also business partners who operated an art dealing and copying business.
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and others. He arranged a number of commissions for Finson, including for history paintings and portraits. As a result, Finson gained a strong reputation in the Provence. He was able to sell some of the unsold paintings from Naples to French patrons. He also painted a
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second large-scale work he offers an original interpretation of the Paradise story showing Paradise as a lush Flemish still life of fruits which Adam and Eve are consuming in bliss. The two protagonists are drafted with Caravaggesque physiques and dramatic lighting.
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Vinck his share in the two Caravaggio paintings which they had acquired from Caravaggio during their stay in Naples. He died soon afterwards and was buried on 1 October 1617 in the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam. His estate included a third painting by Caravaggio of the
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frequently quotes from Caravaggio within complex architectural settings, with figures that are always a little rigid, arranged in postures that accentuate their musculature, the bending of limbs and the crossing of the hands.
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in Rome in 1600 at the age of 20. He gathered around him what has been called a 'caravaggesque workshop of Southern France' which included artists like Louis Finson, Martin Hermann Faber,
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who may have been his pupil. Finson and Faber each painted around this time a self-portrait which they executed in a matching Caravaggesque style. The French scientist and intellectual
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