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Dutch painter
Self portrait

Dominicus van Tol (also known as Domenicus van Tol) (c.1635–1676) was a Dutch Golden Age painter.

Biography

Van Tol was born in Bodegraven. He was a nephew of Gerard Dou and his works often draw comparison with those of his uncle. In 1664 he became a member of the Leiden Guild of St. Luke and in 1670 he got married and moved to Utrecht. A daughter was baptised in Amsterdam in 1674, and in 1675 he was back in Leiden, where he became a member of the guild again, and eventually died. He is known for being a fijnschilder.

References

  1. ^ Domenicus van Tol in the RKD
  2. Waagen, Gustav Friedrich (1838). Kunstwerke und Künstler in England und Paris (in German). Nicolaischen Buchhandlung. p. 143. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
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