Douwe Juwes de Dowe
Illustration — Portrait of two boys, one dressed as a hunter, and one dressed as St. John the Baptist, 1647, by de Dowe Douwe Juwes de Dowe (1608 – 1662) was a Dutch Golden Age painter from the Dutch Republic. De Dowe was born in 1608, in Leeuwarden.
Also recorded as D. J. De Dowe · D. J. de Douwe · Douwe Juwes de Douwe · Douwe Juwes de Dove
Douwe Juwes de Dowe
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- Born
- 1608. · Leeuwarden.
- Died
- 1662.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic.
- Occupation
- painter.
- Fields
- portrait.
- Known for
- Portraits of two boys in a landscape, one dressed as a hunter and the other as St. John the Baptist.
- Languages
- Dutch.
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Illustration — Portrait of two boys, one dressed as a hunter, and one dressed as St. John the Baptist, 1647, by de Dowe Douwe Juwes de Dowe (1608 – 1662) was a Dutch Golden Age painter from the Dutch Republic. De Dowe was born in 1608, in Leeuwarden.
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Douwe Juwes de Dowe (1608–1662) was a Dutch painter. The painter was born in Leeuwarden. Douwe Juwes de Dowe worked in Leeuwarden.
Genres include portrait. Languages used include Dutch. Works by the painter are held at Dordrechts Museum, Fries Museum and National Museum in Warsaw, among others.
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He was influenced by the Gouda stained glass works of the painter Dirck Reiniersz. Van der Douw. He is known for portraits in Leeuwarden between 1623 and 1661. He died in 1662, aged 53 or 54.
The recorded working language is Dutch. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Leeuwarden. Works named in the authority record are Portraits of two boys in a landscape, one dressed as a hunter, the other as St. Work by Douwe Juwes de Dowe is recorded in the collections of Rijksmuseum, National Museum in Warsaw, Fries Museum and Dordrechts Museum.
Douwe Juwes de Dowe Brother and Sister as Granida and Daifilo 113.5 x 132 cm Oil on canvas Previous Galerie Caretto, Turin
Douwe Juwes de Dowe
Douwe Juwes de Dowe - Portrait of a boy in a hunting attire - M.Ob.2538 MNW - National Museum in Warsaw
Douwe Juwes de Dowe · National Museum in Warsaw
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1608
Douwe Juwes de Dowe born at Leeuwarden.
1662
Douwe Juwes de Dowe died.
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Work and production. One work is recorded as notable: Portraits of two boys in a landscape, one dressed as a hunter, the other as St. His recorded genre is portrait. Works and catalogued output. Portraits of two boys in a landscape, one dressed as a hunter, the other as St.
John the Baptist
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