gerrit dou leiden collection

He remained in Rembrandt’s studio until the latter left for Amsterdam at the end of 1631. The works by Dou from ‘The Leiden Collection’ are on display in The Netherlands for the first time. He specialised in genre scenes and is noted for his trompe l'oeil "niche" paintings and candlelit night-scenes with strong chiaroscuro. Gerrit Dou (7 April 1613 – 9 February 1675), 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. THE LEIDEN COLLECTION FROM NEW YORK 9 March - 31 August 2014. Gerrit Dou (1613–75) apprenticed with Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–69) between 1628–31, when he likely executed this early Self-Portrait (?) Gerrit Dou (1613-1675) is one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. These four years left a deep impression on the young Dou. GERRIT DOU. With this exhibition, Museum De Lakenhal pays tribute to this master who was born in Leiden 400 years ago. The largest collection of works by world-renowned 17th-century Leiden painter Gerrit Dou is not to be found in one of the big museums, but in a private collection in New York. In the years 1625-27 Gerrit was a member of the Leiden glassmakers’ guild. On 24 February 1628, aged just 14, Dou became the then 21-year-old Rembrandt’s first pupil.

at an Easel ().A mere eighteen years old, Dou established himself as an independent artist shortly after Rembrandt’s departure, electing to stay in his native Leiden, where he resided continuously until his death in 1675.