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DOU, Gerrit: Self-Portrait

🖼 Self-Portrait, 1640s
Oil on panel
48 × 37 cm
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Soft candlelight illuminates the artist's face as he gazes outward, rendered in meticulous detail with warm earth tones. This intimate self-portrait exemplifies Dutch Golden Age introspection, establishing Dou's mastery of light and psychological depth that influenced generations of portraitists.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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