Historical FigureMale
Gerard Dou
1613 – 1675
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryGerrit Dou, also known as Gerard Douw or Dow, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose small, highly polished paintings are typical of the Leiden fijnschilders. He specialised in genre scenes and is noted for his trompe-l'œil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro. He was a student of Rembrandt.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
April 7, 1613
Leiden
Date of death
February 9, 1675
Leiden
Citizenship
Dutch Republic
Occupations & fields
paintervisual artist
Notable works
The Young MotherYoung Woman Holding a LampMan Smoking a PipeThe Dropsical Woman
- Field and occupation
- nizozemský malíř
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