Dutch Golden Age Perfectionist Artist Gerrit Dou. He was paid more for paintings than Rembrandt.

(multilingual subtitles) Gerrit Dou (1613 - 75). The golden age of the history of the Netherlands has given the world many talented painters. Gerrit Dou is one of these artists.
The work of the Dou was interested in European monarchs, and each painting was worth fabulous money. Rembrandt was paid much less for his canvases. And Rembrandt was Gerrit Dou's teacher.....
His painting could have up to twelve layers of paint. At the same time, the Dou was achieving a perfectly smooth surface - the reason for this was the experience with glass adopted from his father.
The artworks of the artist often produce the same impression as the dollhouse. We are seeing on them a many of familiar, but only tiny and carefully crafted objects. In his paintings, we can discern what is visible to our eye and find or guess what is hidden from our eyes.

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