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Gerrit Dou - A Hermit

A Hermit (1664)

Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613-1675)
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The Artist died in 1675 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer.
Gerrit Dou

Gerrit Dou, 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 was born in Leiden, where his father was a manufacturer of stained-glass. He studied drawing under Bartholomeus Dolendo, and then trained in the stained-glass workshop of Pieter Couwenhorn. In February 1628, at the age of fourteen, his father sent him to study painting in the studio of Rembrandt (then aged about 21) who lived nearby. From Rembrandt, with whom he remained for about three years, he acquired his skill in colouring and in the more subtle effects of chiaroscuro, and his master's style is reflected in several of his earlier pictures, notably a self-portrait at the age of 22, and in the Blind Tobit going to meet his Son.

At a comparatively early point in his career, however, he developed a distinctive manner of his own which diverged considerably from Rembrandt's, cultivating a minute and elaborate style of treatment. 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.

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Portrait of a young girl

Portrait of a young girl (1650-1675)

Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613-1675)
The Hermit

The Hermit (1670)

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The lace maker

The lace maker (1667)

Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613-1675)
Portrait of a Couple in a Landscape

Portrait of a Couple in a Landscape (1630 - 1675)

Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613-1675)
Head of an African

Head of an African (1628 – 1675)

Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613-1675)
A Young Woman

A Young Woman (1640)

Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613-1675)
An Old Woman by a Window

An Old Woman by a Window (1628 – 1795)

Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613-1675)
Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man (1640s)

Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613-1675)
Kitchen maid at the window

Kitchen maid at the window (1652)

Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613-1675)
Man Smoking a Pipe

Man Smoking a Pipe (c. 1650)

Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613-1675)
Girl with an Oil Lamp at a Window

Girl with an Oil Lamp at a Window (1645 - 1675)

Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613-1675)
Praying old woman

Praying old woman (1630-1635)

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Johan Wittert van der Aa (1604-1670)

Johan Wittert van der Aa (1604-1670) (1646)

Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613-1675)
The Penitent Magdalen

The Penitent Magdalen (ca. 1660–65)

Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613-1675)
Kitchen Maid At The Well

Kitchen Maid At The Well

Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613-1675)
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