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Gerrit Dou

1613 - 1675

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Gerrit Dou (pronounced [ˈɣɛrɪt dʌu]; 7 April 1613 – 9 February 1675), 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. He was a student of Rembrandt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerrit Dou is the 273rd most popular painter (down from 125th in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 38th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Dutch Painter.

Gerrit Dou is most famous for his paintings of beautiful women.

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Among painters, Gerrit Dou ranks 273 out of 2,023. Before him are Guercino, Gerard ter Borch, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Gentile da Fabriano, Carel Fabritius, and Gerda Wegener. After him are Vilhelm Hammershøi, Angela Hitler, Orazio Gentileschi, Hubert van Eyck, François Gérard, and Pieter Aertsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1613, Gerrit Dou ranks 3. Before him are François de La Rochefoucauld, and André Le Nôtre. After him are Claude Perrault, Khushal Khattak, Luisa de Guzmán, John George II, Elector of Saxony, Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Jean François Paul de Gondi, Mattia Preti, Giovanni Pietro Bellori, and Bartholomeus van der Helst. Among people deceased in 1675, Gerrit Dou ranks 3. Before him are Johannes Vermeer, and Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne. After him are Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, James Gregory, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha, Thomas Willis, Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts, Guru Tegh Bahadur, and Leopoldo de' Medici.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Gerrit Dou ranks 104 out of 1,646. Before him are Judith Leyster (1609), William IV, Prince of Orange (1711), Dick Advocaat (1947), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Gerard ter Borch (1617), and Carel Fabritius (1622). After him are Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778), Pieter Aertsen (1508), Lucas van Leyden (1494), Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930), Harry Mulisch (1927), and Norbert of Xanten (1080).

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Among PAINTERS In Netherlands

Among painters born in Netherlands, Gerrit Dou ranks 23. Before him are Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836), Kees van Dongen (1877), Judith Leyster (1609), Hendrick Avercamp (1585), Gerard ter Borch (1617), and Carel Fabritius (1622). After him are Pieter Aertsen (1508), Lucas van Leyden (1494), Willem Claesz. Heda (1594), Gerard David (1450), Anton Mauve (1838), and Willem de Kooning (1904).

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