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| Self-Portrait |
Artist:Gerrit Dou (Dutch, Leiden 1613–1675 Leiden)
Date:ca. 1665
Medium:Oil on wood
Dimensions:19 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. (48.9 x 39.1 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Dou was the leading figure among the Leiden fijnschilders (fine painters) who continued the earlier Netherlandish tradition of meticulous description and superb craftsmanship. Here the artist presents himself as a learned painter, with a large book and scholarly attire. The cracked flowerpot is probably meant as a symbol of transience, which art overcomes.
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