Old scholar with a book by Gerrit Dou (1650)

Painting of an elderly bearded scholar in a brown robe reading a large open book, with a quill pen, in shadowy light.

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Old scholar with a book, Gerrit Dou (1650), 9fc4f1508fb5fa91b542e34ae8c61d29. Via artnap.com

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An elderly bearded man in a dark brown robe leans over a large open book, his head bowed as he reads, while holding a quill pen in one hand. A soft light falls across his balding head and face against a shadowed interior. The painting is attributed to Gerrit Dou and dated 1650.

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Date

1650

Medium

Painting

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9fc4f1508fb5fa91b542e34ae8c61d29

License

Public domain