Dow Gerard - The Maid in the Window

Dow Gerard (nider, Gerard Dou, also Gerrit Dowder, Gerrit Douw, April 7, 1613, Leiden - February 9, 1675, ibid.) - Dutch artist, belongs to the circle of "small Dutch".
Master of the genre painting, most often his characters - children and the elderly. He painted still lifes and night scenes. The work of Dow is characterized by high technical perfection. For most of his life, Dow was a successful and revered artist. His studio was full of students who, for a long time, and in the 18th century, continued to create paintings in his style.