1699
unspecified
From the collection of National Museum of Art of Romania
Vânzătoarea de clătite is a 1699 unspecified by Gerard Dou, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at National Museum of Art of Romania.
This painting shows three people sitting around a small fire. One person is stirring a pot over the flames, while another holds a child close. The scene looks dimly lit, with warm orange and yellow light near the fire and deep shadows everywhere else. The background is dark, making the figures stand out against the wall. The artist used light and shadow to focus on the faces and hands of the people. This makes the fire and the cooking look real and alive. Look up *chiaroscuro* to see how artists use light and shadow like this.
Gerrit Dou, also known as Gerard Douw or Dow, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, whose small, highly polished paintings are typical of the Leiden fijnschilders.
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