Gerard Dou

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Date Exact or approximate dating of the described art work; the search parameters adopted for this art work in this database, are found in brackets.: c. 1645-1650 (1645 - 1650)

Baer 1990
Created in: Leiden (city)

Subject

Title Title of the art-work in Dutch: Vrouw biddend voor haar maaltijd
English title: Woman praying before her meal
Genre: undetermined
Keywords: genre, one human figure, woman, full-length portrait, praying gesture, praying, hands folded, meal, interior view, window, spinning wheel, dog, sleeping, kettle, jug (vessel), basket, birdcage

Artistically related to other work Such as a preparatory studie, comparable composition, other version, or copy of the artwork in this record.

used as model for
Nicolaes Maes, Een oude vrouw biddend aan een tafel
Maes adopted the subject of an old woman praying passionately and the prominent place of the still-life elements. (as observed by E. Schavemaker)
used as model for
Frans van Mieris (I), Vrouw die brood snijdt en een biddende jongen
Van Mieris adopted the old woman's type and reversed her pose. He also adopted the shanty interior with a window on the left as a source of light, and several elements such as the spinning wheel and the stool that serves as a table for the meal. (Baer 1990)
used as model for
Nicolaes Maes, Oude vrouw tijdens het gebed aan tafel
Maes adopted the subject and replaced the sleeping dog by a cat. (Baer 1990)
used as model for
Quiringh van Brekelenkam, Biddende oude vrouw aan tafel
Brekelenkam adopted the subject and the general composition. (as observed by E. Schavemaker)
used as model for
Quiringh van Brekelenkam, Biddende vrouw aan tafel, in een interieur
Brekelenkam adopted the subject of an old woman praying over simple meal, the general composition, the use of a full-length figure and details such as the the spinning wheel and the pet animal. (as observed by E. Schavemaker)
used as model for
Gabriel Metsu, Oude vrouw aan de maaltijd
Metsu repeated the general composition as well as the subject matter of the old woman at a meal in a shanty interior, the pose of the woman, still-life elements and a pet animal in the lower right corner. (Waiboer 2012, p. 34)

Collection(s)

private collection Johann Wilhelm von der Pfalz, Düsseldorf
hung in the private cabinet of the elector (Baumstark/Dekiert/Quaeitzsch 2009)
- 1716
private collection Karl Philipp III von der Pfalz, Düsseldorf/Residenzschloss Mannheim
since 1730 in the gallery of the Residenzschloss Mannheim; depicted on a drawing of the gallery from 1731 (Baumstark/Dekiert/Quaeitzsch 2009)
1716 - 1742 by inheritance
private collection Carl Theodor - Kurfürst von der Pfalz und Bayern, Düsseldorf/Mannheim/Munich/Schleissheim
Obtained through inherritance from his relative Karl Philipp III. Described in the 1756 catalogue of the paintings in his collection at Mannheim as in the 'Troisième Cabinet' : '147. Une vieille Femme assise à une petite table sur laquelle il y a du jambon & du pain. elle fait sa prière. On voit dans la chambre de toutes sortes de meubles & un Chien qui dort. Ce morceau est d'un beau pinceau. parGgerard Dou, hauteur & largeur 10 pouces.' Till 1799 in the Residenzschloss Mannheim
1742 - 1799
Hofgartengalerie, Munich
Alte Pinakothek, Munich , inv./cat.nr 588
1836 -

Literature

Mannheim 1756 , p. 24, no. 147
Martin 1901 , p. 229, no. 289
Hofstede de Groot 1907-1928 (German edition) , vol. 1 (1907), p. 374, no. 103
Martin 1913 , p. 100, ill.
Brochhagen/Knüttel 1967 , p. 22, no. 588
Baer 1990 , no. 51
Dumas et al. 2000 , p. 126, ill. 188
Dekiert 2006 , p. 57
Baumstark/Dekiert/Quaeitzsch 2009 , vol. 1, p. 266, no. 15, p. 357, vol. 2, p. 194, no. 84

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Creation date: 2014-08-11; Last modified date: 2022-08-01

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