1650
oil
panel
From the collection of Brooklyn Museum
Dominant colour
Burgomaster Hasselaar and His Wife is a 1650 oil by Gerrit Dou, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Brooklyn Museum.
The painting depicts a man and woman standing in a room, with the man seated in a wooden chair. The woman is dressed in a long, dark brown dress with a white collar, while the man wears a dark outfit with a white collar and a black hat. A large, open book lies on a table between them, and a globe is partially visible behind the book. The room's interior features a staircase on the left side, with a doorway and a painting hanging on the wall above it. The overall atmosphere of the scene appears formal and dignified. This painting, created by Gerrit Dou, is held at the Brooklyn Museum.
Gerrit Dou (pronounced ; 7 April 1613 – 9 February 1675), 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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