Gerrit Dou 1613-1675
Gerrit Dou was a 17th-century Dutch painter of small, meticulously detailed portraits, paintings of hermits, and scenes of domestic life. He received part of his artistic training in Rembrandt's studio and was very highly regarded for his color and light effects from his lifetime through the mid-19th century. Largely disregarded by art historians and museums from then until about 30 years ago, Dou's work has become the focus of renewed appreciation. This catalog accompanies an exhibit of the artist's painting at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, which will also travel to London and The Hague. In addition to reproductions and discussions of the exhibited paintings, the catalog provides chapters on Dou's biography, detailed technical analyses of his working methods, and the history of the critical response to the artist's work over time. It would be a good addition to both scholarly and more general art history collections.DKathryn Wekselman, M.Ln., Cincinnati, OHCopyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.