Girl Gathering Grapes by Candle in the Window

Creator: Dou, Gerard, 1613-1675
Title: Girl Gathering Grapes by Candle in the Window
Inscription: Signed on a piece of paper on the windowsill, G. Dov165(6?)
Date: ca.1656
Date Destroyed or Lost: 1945
Nationality: Dutch
Medium: Oil on canvas
Object Dimensions: 35 x 29 cm
Former Inventory Number: Inv. Nr. 244
Circumstances of Destruction or Loss: Destroyed February 13-14 during three allied bombing raids on Dresden or in subsequent fires.
Notes: For additional information see: Bernhard, Marianne, and Klaus P. Rogner. 1965. Verlorene Werke der Malerei; in Deutschland in der Zeit von 1939 bis 1945 zerstörte und verschollene Gemalde aus Museen und Galerien. Munchen: F.A. Ackermann, p.95
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Destruction and pillage
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the War
Art treasures in war
Gemäldegalerie (Dresden, Germany)
Girls
Candles
Grapes
Windows
Source: Library Collection of Study Photographs and Clippings, ca. 1930-2000, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Records, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Form-Genre: Paintings
Collection: Lost Art
Local Item Type: Unlabeled clipping
CONTENTdm number: 540
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Taken on: April 1, 2009

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Camera: Nikon D700, f/7.1, 1/8 sec, 42mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D700
Lens:	24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.125 sec (1/8)
Focal Length:	42mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	+7 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Day White Fluorescent
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
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