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Girl at the Window with a Lantern

about 1660 | Gerard Dou

In the 1650s Dou began painting nocturnal scenes illuminated only by the light of a candle. The virtuoso lighting effects he achieved in this manner amazed his patrons.

In the 1650s Dou began painting nocturnal scenes illuminated only by the light of a candle. The virtuoso lighting effects he achieved in this manner amazed his patrons.

Artist:
Gerard Dou (1613 - 1675 Leiden) DNB

Time:
about 1660

Object Name
Painting

Culture
Dutch

Material/technology:
oak wood

Dimensions:
25,5 cm × 21 cm
Framed: 34,5 cm × 30 cm × 4,5 cm

Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie

Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 583

Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm; 1809-1815 in Paris;

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