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Gerard Dou, Old woman reading, c. 1630-1635

Dou, Gerrit (schilder)
year: [1630-1635]

type: schilderij
painting
detail: nee
dimensions: 71 x 55,5 cm.
related terms: lezen leesgedrag bijbels
period: 17e eeuw
classification:
K: Maatschappelijke aspecten van boekproductie en -verspreiding

contents: This portrait of an old woman reading the Bible was painted by the Leiden painter, Gerrit Dou (1613-1675). Dou was a pupil of the young Rembrandt and the woman could be Rembrandt's mother. She is reading Luke XIX, the passage about the entry of Jesus into Jericho.

origineel:
©description: Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
©reproduction: Amsterdam Rijksmuseum




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