Gerard Dou, De Brief

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Gerard Dou, De Brief, 1663,
olieverf op doek, 78,5x 96cm,
met lijst 108/126 cm.

Gerrit (also spelled Gerard) Dou, Dutch painter. In 1628 he became the first pupil of the young Rembrandt, basing his early work closely on his master’s. After Rembrandt moved to Amsterdam, Dou developed a style of his own, painting usually on a small scale, with a surface of almost enamelled smoothness.