Fijnschilders

A Dutch term meaning 'fine painters' in English, it refers to a group of Leiden artists who painted small, highly finished pictures---often enamel smooth domestic genre subjects, rich in accessory details. Gerrit Dou, student of Rembrandt, was a leader of this method. Source: J.Paul Getty Museum, http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artMakerDetails?maker=173