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File:Dou, Gerard - Astronomer by Candlelight - c. 1665.jpg

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Gerrit Dou: Astronomer by Candlelight  wikidata:Q20184700 reasonator:Q20184700
Artist
Gerrit Dou  (1613–1675)  wikidata:Q335927
 
Gerrit Dou
Alternative names
Gerrit Dou, Gerard Douw or Dow
Description Dutch painter and drawer
Date of birth/death 7 April 1613 Edit this at Wikidata 9 February 1675 (buried)
Location of birth/death Leiden Leiden
Work period from 1628 until 1675
date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1628-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1675-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Leiden Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q335927
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Title
Astronomer by Candlelight Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"Astronomer by Candlelight Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"Astronomer by Candlelight Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lfr,"L’Astronome à la chandelle"
label QS:Lde,"Astronom bei Kerzenlicht"
label QS:Lnl,"Astronoom bij kaarslicht"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre genre art Edit this at Wikidata
Date circa  Edit this at Wikidata
Medium oil on panel Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 32 cm (12.5 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 21.2 cm (8.3 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+32U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+21.2U174728
institution QS:P195,Q29247
Accession number
86.PB.732 (J. Paul Getty Museum) Edit this at Wikidata
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Source/Photographer http://www.essentialvermeer.com/dutch-painters/dou_c.html

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current03:27, 9 December 2013Thumbnail for version as of 03:27, 9 December 20133,048 × 4,524 (18.04 MB)SilverbackNet (talk | contribs)Higher res scan by Getty Center (Open Content license)
05:59, 5 May 2009Thumbnail for version as of 05:59, 5 May 2009600 × 877 (613 KB)Mattes (talk | contribs){{Painting | Artist = Gerard Dou {{creator:Gerard Dou}} | Title = '''''Astronomer by Candlelight''''' | Year = c. 1665 | Technique = {{Technique|oil|canvas}} | Dimensions = 32 x 21.2 cm | Gallery =

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