Gerard Dou
Gerrit Dou (7 April 1613 - 9 February 1675), also known as Gerard and 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'oeil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro. He was a student of Rembrandt.
Dou died in Leiden. His most noted pupils were Frans van Mieris the Elder. and Gabriël Metsu. He also taught Bartholomeus Maton, Carel de Moor, Matthijs Naiveu, Abraham de Pape, Godfried Schalcken, Pieter Cornelisz van Slingelandt, Domenicus van Tol, Gijsbert Andriesz Verbrugge, and Pieter Hermansz Verelst.
Dou's work commanded high prices long after his death, until the 1860s. Soon after, he fell into near complete obscurity. For example, when the Metropolitan Museum of Art held in an exhibit to introduce Dutch art, it featured 37 by Rembrandt, 20 by Hals, but none by Dou. His obscurity continued until the 1970s when his reputation was reestablished and has continued since.
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'A Hermit Saint reading in his Cave, detail' by Gerard Dou in 1665 £6.99
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'A Hermit, detail' by Gerard Dou in 1664 £6.99
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'A Young Woman at her Toilet, detail' by Gerard Dou in 1667 £6.99
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'Astronomer by Candlelight' by Gerard Dou in 1650 £6.99
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'Head of a youth, detail' by Gerard Dou in 1650 £6.99
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'Lady reading at the Table, detail' by Gerard Dou in 1661-62 £6.99
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'Maid at the Window' by Gerard Dou in 1660 £6.99
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'Portrait of an old woman reading, detail' by Gerard Dou in 1630-35 £6.99
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'Self-Portrait, detail' by Gerard Dou in 1631 £6.99
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'Still Life with a Boy Blowing Soap-bubbles, detail' by Gerard Dou in 1635-36 £6.99
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'The Quack, detail' by Gerard Dou in 1652 £6.99
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'Woman eating porridge, detail' by Gerard Dou in 1637 £6.99
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'The Artist in his Studio, detail' by Gerard Dou in 1647 £6.99