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A Hermitin Prayer

Gerard Dou

1645 - 1675

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 25cm × w 19cm × d 5.5cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

anchorite, hermit

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1808

Notes

olieverf op paneel

Collection Type

paintings

About Gerard Dou

1613–1674 • Dutch Republic

The first pupil of Rembrandt, known for his neat and precise style, fastidiousness, incredibly smooth surfaces and paintings of domestic interiors. He sometimes used a magnifying glass; a founder of the Guild of St Luke at Leiden (1648). Comment on works: Genre; Portraits