Saturday, December 13, 2025

Gerrit Dou
(1613 - 1675)
 

Gerrit Dou also known as Gerard 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'œil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro. He was a student of Rembrandt. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Dou

Astronomer by Candlelight
late 1650s
Oil on panel
45.9 × 34.4 cm
J. Paul Getty Museum
https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103RHZ

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