ID: 700002193 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002193	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Astronomer by Candlelight (painting (visual work); Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613 - 1675) (Dutch Artist); late 1650s; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 86.PB.732)

Titles:

Astronomer by Candlelight (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

painting (visual work) [300033618] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

paintings (preferred)

Creation Date: late 1650s

Creator Display:

Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613 - 1675) (Dutch Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

Gerrit, Dou (Dutch painter, 1613-1675) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500115513]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 86.PB.732

Other: Former: England [7002445] (Geographic)

Display Materials: Oil on panel

	oil paint (paint) [300015050]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>, paint (coating), <paint by composition or origin>)

	panel (wood by form) [300014657]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by origin>, biological material, plant material, <wood and wood by product>, wood (plant material), <wood by form or function>)

Dimensions: Unframed: 32 x 21.2 cm (12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.); Framed: 45.9 x 34.4 x 5.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 x 2 1/8 in.)

Cultures:

Dutch (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Baroque [300021147] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <Renaissance-Baroque styles and periods>)

General Subject:

genre (preferred)

human figures

Specific Subjects:

	astronomer [300025789]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by occupation>, <people in science-related occupations>, scientists) (AAT)

	astronomy [300054534]
	.....(Activities Facet, Disciplines (hierarchy name), disciplines (concept), <science and related disciplines>, science (modern discipline), natural sciences, physical sciences) (AAT)

	reality [300379727]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), social science concepts, psychological concepts) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Astronomer by Candlelight	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP,JPGM]