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b. 1613, Leiden, d.
1675, Leiden
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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. He was astonishingly fastidious about his tools
and working conditions, with a particular horror of dust. Some of his
pictures were painted with the aid of a magnifying glass.
He painted numerous
subjects, but is best known for domestic interiors. They usually contain
only a few figures framed by a window or by the drapery of a curtain,
and surrounded by books, musical instruments, or household
paraphernalia, all minutely depicted. He is at his best in scenes lit by
artificial light.
With Jan Steen, Dou was
among the founders of the Guild of St Luke at Leiden in 1648. Unlike
Steen he was prosperous and respected throughout his life, and his
pictures continued to fetch big prices (consistently higher than those
paid for Rembrandt's work) until the advent of Impressionism influenced
taste against the neatness and precision of his style.
Dou had a workshop with
many pupils who perpetuated his style and Leiden continued the
fijnschilder (fine painter) tradition until the 19th century.
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Woman Peeling Carrot
Oil on wood, 57,2 x 43,3 cm
Staatliches Museum, Schwerin
Dou popularized the compositional device
of a figure engaged at some occupation at a window.
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The Grocer's
Shop
1647
Oil on wood, 38,5 x 29 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
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The earliest dated
one is The Grocer's Shop in the Louvre. Soon after, the window motif
occurs frequently in the Leiden School. The window frames quickly become
more elaborate, bas-reliefs are introduced under the sills, and the
windows are draped with curtains.
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