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Gerard Dou
Leiden 1613-1675 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'oeil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro. His first instructor in drawing and design was Bartholomew Dolendo, an engraver; and he afterwards learned the art of glass-painting under Peter Kouwhoorn. At the age of 15 he became a pupil of Rembrandt, with whom he continued for three years. From the great master of the Dutch school he acquired his skill in coloring, and in the more subtle effects of chiaroscuro; and the style of Rembrandt is reflected in several of his earlier pictures, notably in a portrait of himself at the age of 22, in the Bridge-water House gallery, and in the "Blind Tobit going to meet his Son", at Wardour Castle. At a comparatively early point in his career, however, he had formed a manner of his own distinct from, and indeed in some respects antagonistic to, that of his master. Gifted with unusual clearness of vision and precision of manipulation, he cultivated a minute and elaborate style of treatment; and probably few painters ever spent more time and pains on all the details of their pictures down to the most trivial. He is said to have spent five days in painting a hand; and his work was so fine that he found it necessary to manufacture his own brushes. Notwithstanding the minuteness of his touch, however, the general effect was harmonious and free from stiffness, and his color was always admirably fresh and transparent. He was fond of representing subjects in lantern or candle light, the effects of which he reproduced with a fidelity and skill which no other master has equaled. He frequently painted by the aid of a concave mirror, and to obtain exactness looked at his subject through a frame crossed with squares of silk thread. His practice as a portrait painter, which was at first considerable, gradually declined, sitters being unwilling to give him the time that he deemed necessary. His pictures were always small in size, and represented chiefly subjects in still life. Upwards of 200 are attributed to him, and specimens are to be found in most of the great public collections of Europe. His chef-d'oeuvre is generally considered to be The dropsical woman, 1663, and The Dutch Housewife, 1650, both in the Louvre. The Evening School, in the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum, is the best example of the candlelight scenes in which he excelled. In the National Gallery, London, favorable specimens are to be seen in the Poulterer's Shop,

 

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Gerard Dou The Dropsical Woman (mk05) oil painting

Painting ID::  20610

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Gerard Dou
The Dropsical Woman (mk05)
Wood 34 x 27''(86 x 68 cm)Signed and dated 1663 with a claim that the painter was sixty-five years old;he was in fact fifty From the Royal Gallery of Turin;given by Charles-Emmanuel IV to General Clauzel Who forwarded it to the Luvre in 1799
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou The Dropsical Lady (mk08) oil painting

Painting ID::  21781

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Gerard Dou
The Dropsical Lady (mk08)
C.1663 Oil on panel 86x67cm Paris,Musee National du Louvre
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou Self-Portrait oil painting

Painting ID::  26806

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Gerard Dou
Self-Portrait
mk52 1655 Oil on wood 48x37cm Rijksmuseum,Amsterdam
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou Old woman at her window,Watering flower oil painting

Painting ID::  39682

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Gerard Dou
Old woman at her window,Watering flower
mk150 c.1660/65 28.3x22.8cm
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou Eremiten oil painting

Painting ID::  53824

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Gerard Dou
Eremiten
mk234 1670 46x34cm
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou portratt av rembrandts mor oil painting

Painting ID::  67325

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Gerard Dou
portratt av rembrandts mor
1631 se
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou Portrait of an old woman reading oil painting

Painting ID::  72351

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Gerard Dou
Portrait of an old woman reading
Old woman reading a lectionary: the so-called portrait of Rembrandt's mother, Neeltgen Willemsdr van Zuijdtbroeck (d 1640). ca. 1630 (1630-1639) Oil on panel 71 X 55.5 cm (27.95 X 21.85 in) cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou Young Woman in a Black Veil oil painting

Painting ID::  74473

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Gerard Dou
Young Woman in a Black Veil
c. 1660 Oil on canvas 14.5 x 11.7 cm cjr
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou Trumpet-Player in front of a Banquet oil painting

Painting ID::  89114

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Gerard Dou
Trumpet-Player in front of a Banquet
between 1660(1660) and 1665(1665) Medium oil on wood cyf
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou self-portrait with a Palette oil painting

Painting ID::  89115

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Gerard Dou
self-portrait with a Palette
between 1660(1660) and 1665(1665) Medium oil on wood cyf
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou Old Woman Watering Flowers oil painting

Painting ID::  89116

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Gerard Dou
Old Woman Watering Flowers
between 1660(1660) and 1665(1665) Medium oil on wood cyf
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou Old Woman with a Candle oil painting

Painting ID::  89117

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Gerard Dou
Old Woman with a Candle
1661(1661) Medium oil on oak cyf
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou Woman Pouring Water into a Jar oil painting

Painting ID::  89118

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Gerard Dou
Woman Pouring Water into a Jar
1640s Medium oil on wood cyf
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou Reading the Bible oil painting

Painting ID::  89119

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Gerard Dou
Reading the Bible
1645(1645) Medium oil on wood cyf
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou Officer of the Marksman Society in Leiden oil painting

Painting ID::  89120

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Gerard Dou
Officer of the Marksman Society in Leiden
1630(1630) Medium oil on oak cyf
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou The Grocer's Shop oil painting

Painting ID::  89121

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Gerard Dou
The Grocer's Shop
1647(1647) Medium oil on wood cyf
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou Painter in his Studio oil painting

Painting ID::  89255

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Gerard Dou
Painter in his Studio
1647(1647) Medium oil on oak cyf
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou The Prayer of the Spinner oil painting

Painting ID::  89258

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Gerard Dou
The Prayer of the Spinner
second half of 17th century Medium oil on wood cyf
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou Woman Peeling Carrot oil painting

Painting ID::  90046

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Gerard Dou
Woman Peeling Carrot
second half of 17th century Medium oil on panel Dimensions Height: 57.2 cm (22.5 in). Width: 43.3 cm (17 in). cyf
   
   
     

 

 

Gerard Dou Eine Katze am Fenster eines Malerateliers oil painting

Painting ID::  90549

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Gerard Dou
Eine Katze am Fenster eines Malerateliers
1657(1657) Medium : oil on canvas cjr
   
   
     

 

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Gerard Dou
Leiden 1613-1675 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'oeil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro. His first instructor in drawing and design was Bartholomew Dolendo, an engraver; and he afterwards learned the art of glass-painting under Peter Kouwhoorn. At the age of 15 he became a pupil of Rembrandt, with whom he continued for three years. From the great master of the Dutch school he acquired his skill in coloring, and in the more subtle effects of chiaroscuro; and the style of Rembrandt is reflected in several of his earlier pictures, notably in a portrait of himself at the age of 22, in the Bridge-water House gallery, and in the "Blind Tobit going to meet his Son", at Wardour Castle. At a comparatively early point in his career, however, he had formed a manner of his own distinct from, and indeed in some respects antagonistic to, that of his master. Gifted with unusual clearness of vision and precision of manipulation, he cultivated a minute and elaborate style of treatment; and probably few painters ever spent more time and pains on all the details of their pictures down to the most trivial. He is said to have spent five days in painting a hand; and his work was so fine that he found it necessary to manufacture his own brushes. Notwithstanding the minuteness of his touch, however, the general effect was harmonious and free from stiffness, and his color was always admirably fresh and transparent. He was fond of representing subjects in lantern or candle light, the effects of which he reproduced with a fidelity and skill which no other master has equaled. He frequently painted by the aid of a concave mirror, and to obtain exactness looked at his subject through a frame crossed with squares of silk thread. His practice as a portrait painter, which was at first considerable, gradually declined, sitters being unwilling to give him the time that he deemed necessary. His pictures were always small in size, and represented chiefly subjects in still life. Upwards of 200 are attributed to him, and specimens are to be found in most of the great public collections of Europe. His chef-d'oeuvre is generally considered to be The dropsical woman, 1663, and The Dutch Housewife, 1650, both in the Louvre. The Evening School, in the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum, is the best example of the candlelight scenes in which he excelled. In the National Gallery, London, favorable specimens are to be seen in the Poulterer's Shop,