Self-Portrait. Artist: Gerrit Dou (Dutch, Leiden 1613-1675 Leiden). Dimensions: 19 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. (48.9 x 39.1 cm). Date: ca. 1665.Dou was the leading figure among the Leiden fijnschilders (fine painters) who continued the earlier Netherlandish tradition of meticulous description and superb craftsmanship. Here the artist presents himself as a learned painter, with a large book and scholarly attire. The cracked flowerpot is probably meant as a symbol of transience, which art overcomes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Self-Portrait. Artist: Gerrit Dou (Dutch, Leiden 1613-1675 Leiden). Dimensions: 19 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. (48.9 x 39.1 cm). Date: ca. 1665.Dou was the leading figure among the Leiden fijnschilders (fine painters) who continued the earlier Netherlandish tradition of meticulous description and superb craftsmanship. Here the artist presents himself as a learned painter, with a large book and scholarly attire. The cracked flowerpot is probably meant as a symbol of transience, which art overcomes. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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