Artist
Gerard Dou

Dutch, 1613–1675
Gerard Dou was a Dutch Dutch Golden Age artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at National Museum of Art of Romania.
Gerrit Dou, 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.