A Life Shaped by Gouda The story of Jan Ariens Duif begins in the streets of Gouda. At nine years old, he was placed in the local orphanage, a place where his ability to draw first caught the eye of those around him. By the time he reached his nineteenth year, he was no longer just a child in the institution; he was a painter, capturing the regents of the orphanage alongside the resident father. His early years were defined by this pro…