Gerrit Dou

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.

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Who was born first?

• Gerrit Dou and Bartholomeus van der Helst were born the same year
• Gerrit Dou and Mattia Preti were born the same year
• Gerrit Dou and Giovanni Pietro Bellori were born the same year
• Gerrit Dou was born 1 year after Pierre Mignard I
• Gerrit Dou was born 1 year before Juan Carreño de Miranda

Timeline

1. Pierre Mignard INovember 17, 1612 – May 30, 1695
2. Bartholomeus van der Helst1613 – December 16, 1670
3. Gerrit Dou (this page)April 7, 1613 – February 9, 1675
4. Giovanni Pietro BelloriJanuary 15, 1613 – February 19, 1696
5. Mattia PretiFebruary 24, 1613 – January 3, 1699
6. Juan Carreño de MirandaMarch 25, 1614 – October 3, 1685

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