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Gerrit Dou: The Astronomer  wikidata:Q27277655 reasonator:Q27277655
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 Edit this at Wikidata Leiden Edit this at Wikidata
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
Work location
Leiden Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q335927
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Title
Dutch:
De astroloog Edit this at Wikidata

The Astronomer
title QS:P1476,nl:"De astroloog Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lnl,"De astroloog Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"The Astronomer"
label QS:Lde,"Gelehrter mit Globus bei Kerzenlicht (Astronom)"
label QS:Lfr,"L'Astronome à la chandelle"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre genre art Edit this at Wikidata
Description
An astronomer stands before a globe placed on a table. In his right hand he has a pair of compasses ; in his left he holds a lighted candle, without a candlestick, which illumines the scene. In front are an hour-glass, a glass bottle, and two books, panel, 10 inches by 9 inches, with rounded top.
Date circa  Edit this at Wikidata
Medium oil on panel Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 26.5 cm (10.4 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 28.6 cm (11.2 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+26.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+28.6U174728
institution QS:P195,Q18600731
institution QS:P195,Q2098586
Accession number
NK2613 (Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands Art Collection) Edit this at Wikidata
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