Gerard Dou

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Gerard Dou was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his meticulously detailed, small-scale genre scenes and as a leading figure of the Leiden fijnschilders (fine painters).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
painter
activeIn Leiden
The Hague
apprenticeOf Rembrandt
linked to: Rembrandt van Rijn
birthDate 1613-04-07
birthPlace Leiden
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
deathDate 1675-02-09
deathPlace Leiden
era 17th century
field painting
genre genre painting
portrait painting
still life painting
influenced Frans van Mieris the Elder
Godefridus Schalcken
Leiden fijnschilders
influencedBy Rembrandt
linked to: Rembrandt van Rijn
knownFor highly finished genre scenes
meticulously detailed small-scale paintings
niche paintings
use of candlelight effects
language Dutch
memberOf Leiden Guild of St. Luke
movement Dutch Golden Age
Leiden fijnschilders
name Gerard Dou
Gerrit Dou
notableWork Self-Portrait by Candlelight
The Doctor
The Dropsical Woman
The Grocer’s Shop
The Hermit
The Night School
The Young Mother
Woman at the Clavichord
paintingTechnique minute brushwork
smooth, enamel-like finish
patron Amalia of Solms-Braunfels
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
Queen Christina of Sweden
sexOrGender male
studentOf Rembrandt
linked to: Rembrandt van Rijn
style fine painting
highly polished surface
trainedAs glass engraver
stained-glass painter

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Gabriel Metsu influencedBy Gerard Dou
Gerard Dou name Gerard Dou