Enjoy... Still Life with Sleeping Dog by Gerrit Dou, 1650

Gerard Dou, Leiden 1613 - 1675 Die Spitzenklöpplerin - The Lacemaker (1667) Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe Gerad Dou (auch Gerard Douw oder Gerrit Dou) gilt wegen seiner Vorliebe für die Darstellung minutiöser Details und seiner exzellenten Technik als Begründer der Leidener Feinmalerei, die bis weit ins 18. Jh. gepflegt wurde. Der Einfluss von Rembrandt, einem seiner Lehrer, war zuerst groß, aber ab 1640 begann Gerard Dou, sich auf kleinformatige Genredarstellungen in engen und dunklen Räumen zu spezialisieren.

* Het contrast met zijn leermeester Rembrandt, failliet verklaard in 1656, kon niet groter zijn. De Leidse fijnschilder Gerrit Dou (1613-1675), eenmalig terug in zijn geboortestad op een tentoonstelling in De Lakenhal, kon in heel Europa hoge prijzen vragen. De nalatenschap van de grondlegger van de Leidse fijnschilders bestond uit zijn huis aan het Galgewater,

Gerard Dou, Leiden 1613 - 1675 Die Spitzenklöpplerin - The Lacemaker (1667) Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe Gerad Dou (auch Gerard Douw oder Gerrit Dou) gilt wegen seiner Vorliebe für die Darstellung minutiöser Details und seiner exzellenten Technik als Begründer der Leidener Feinmalerei, die bis weit ins 18. Jh. gepflegt wurde. Der Einfluss von Rembrandt, einem seiner Lehrer, war zuerst groß, aber ab 1640 begann Gerard Dou, sich auf kleinformatige Genredarstellungen in engen und dunklen Räumen zu spezialisieren.

Het Mauritshuis in Den Haag toont vanaf 8 oktober in de tentoonstelling Hollandse zelfportretten – Selfies uit de Gouden Eeuw zevenentwintig van de mooiste zelfportretten uit de bloeiperiode van de Hollandse schilderkunst.

drawing from the aesthetic quality of child funeral portraits, the series consists of porcelain-like subjects who have been morphed to display discerning features of various animals.

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A glance at the work of Oleg Dou might scare you a bit at first. But if it does, I advice you to look again and stare a little longer. That’s when the beauty becomes visible. Intimate in some way, distant in another. As if we remain in an everlasting curiosity of who the creature […]

drawing from the aesthetic quality of child funeral portraits, the series consists of porcelain-like subjects who have been morphed to display discerning features of various animals.

The recent reappearance of this lovely work by Gerrit Dou, after more than seventy years in obscurity, is a pleasant surprise to specialists in the Dutch school of fijnschilders (“ultra-refined” painters), such as myself. Having written the monograph on Frans van Mieris the Elder, Dou’s star pupil,"u2026

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At the age of 13, Moscow born photographer Oleg Dou was already playing with Photoshop but it wasn't until 2005 that he bought his first professional camera. Looking at his work, it's not hard to see how learning in this order greatly influenced his style. But that wasn't his only influence. See Oleg's work and learn more here.

The golden age of Vermeer and his contemporaries reflects a passion for music that you can almost hear in the paintings shown at the National Gallery

As part of the Arts PRN series, we will intermittently be featuring pieces of historic art that hint at an underlying medical condition. They say a picture is worth 1000 words… can you Spot the Diagnosis after examining only a painting? Read on to learn not only about the art, but about these fascinating medical conditions. Who

Yesterday, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, opened Soundings: A Contemporary Score, the museum's first major exhibition of sound art. But will it answer the question, "If a piece of art falls in the forest and no one hears it, is it still art?"

Gerard Dou ( (auch Gerard Douw oder Gerrit Dou), Leiden 1613 - 1675 Alte Frau am Fenster, Blumen gießend / Old Woman Watering Flowers (1660 - 65) Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien Gerard Dou (auch Gerard Douw oder Gerrit Dou) gilt wegen seiner Vorliebe für die Darstellung minutiöser Details und seiner exzellenten Technik als Begründer der Leidener Feinmalerei, die bis weit ins 18. Jh. gepflegt wurde. Der Einfluss von Rembrandt, einem seiner Lehrer, war zuerst groß, aber ab 1640 begann Gerard Dou, sich auf kleinformatige Genredarstellungen in engen und dunklen Räumen zu spezialisieren.

17th-century works showing women at keyboards go on show together at Dulwich Picture Gallery

Cet artiste russe surdoué, né à Moscou en 1983, manipule le portrait à sa guise, sans complexe. Rétrospective à la Galerie Russiantearoom, à Paris, jusqu'au 3 mai.

This painting may depict a specific person as in a traditional portrait. The less formal costume and the tight focus on the head, however, may mean that it is a tronie, a popular category of painting

At the age of 13, Moscow born photographer Oleg Dou was already playing with Photoshop but it wasn't until 2005 that he bought his first professional camera. Looking at his work, it's not hard to see how learning in this order greatly influenced his style. But that wasn't his only influence. See Oleg's work and learn more here.

*Tibetan girl by Doug Knutson bit.ly/1a9jru0

Dogs appear in many 17th Century paintings by famous artists like Johannes Vermeer. Here’s a brief review of many golden age dog-inspired art.

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drawing from the aesthetic quality of child funeral portraits, the series consists of porcelain-like subjects who have been morphed to display discerning features of various animals.

Oleg Dou inizia presto a giocare con la fotografia e computer. Trasforma il volto in una tela su cui esprimere il suo pensiero. Guardate i suoi scatti.