An Evening School

Creator Name

Gerrit Dou

Cultural Context

Date

ca. 1655–57

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

About the work

Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Painting

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Title

An Evening School

Creator

Gerrit Dou, Dutch, Leiden 1613–1675 Leiden, Artist

Worktype

Paintings

Cultural Context

Material

Oil on wood

Dimensions

Arched top, 10 x 9 in. (25.4 x 22.9 cm);
height: 25.4centimetre;
width: 22.9centimetre;
depth: 7.62centimetre;
height: 40.6401centimetre;
width: 38.1001centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 1655–57

Provenance

Bequest of Lillian M. Ellis, 1940

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Boys; Girls; Men; Reading; Students; Teachers

Topic

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