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


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
Painting ID::  20610
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


The Dropsical Lady (mk08)
C.1663 Oil on panel 86x67cm Paris,Musee National du Louvre
Painting ID::  21781
Gerard Dou
The Dropsical Lady (mk08)
C.1663 Oil on panel 86x67cm Paris,Musee National du Louvre
   
   
     

Gerard Dou Self-Portrait oil painting


Self-Portrait
mk52 1655 Oil on wood 48x37cm Rijksmuseum,Amsterdam
Painting ID::  26806
Gerard Dou
Self-Portrait
mk52 1655 Oil on wood 48x37cm Rijksmuseum,Amsterdam
   
   
     

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


Old woman at her window,Watering flower
mk150 c.1660/65 28.3x22.8cm
Painting ID::  39682
Gerard Dou
Old woman at her window,Watering flower
mk150 c.1660/65 28.3x22.8cm
   
   
     

Gerard Dou Eremiten oil painting


Eremiten
mk234 1670 46x34cm
Painting ID::  53824
Gerard Dou
Eremiten
mk234 1670 46x34cm
   
   
     

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     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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