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• Was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
• De Hooch is famous for his genre works of quiet domestic scenes with an open doorway.
• He was a contemporary of Jan Vermeer in the Delft Guild of St. Luke, with whom his work shares themes and style.
• De Hooch was married in Delft in 1654 to Jannetje van der Burch, by whom he fathered seven children.
• While in Delft, de Hooch is also believed to have learned from the painters Carel Fabritius and Nicolaes Maes.
• He became a member of the painters' guild of Saint Luke in 1655 (two years after Vermeer).
• The displayed painting is a crop from Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, A Dutch Courtyard, 1660.
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Pieter de Hooch, The Gold Weighing Ring, c. 1664
Original, Staatliche Museum in Berlin, Gemäldegalerie. Visited in 2019.
Pieter de Hooch, The hilarious Zecher, ca. 1650
Original, Staatliche Museum in Berlin, Gemäldegalerie. Visited in 2019.
Pieter de Hooch, The hilarious Zecher, ca. 1650
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, A Dutch Courtyard, 1660
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, A Dutch Courtyard, 1660
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, Woman Drinking with Two Men, c. 1658
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, Woman Drinking with Two Men, c. 1658
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, Woman Drinking with Two Men, c. 1658
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, Leisure Time in an Elegant Setting, ca. 1663–65
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, Woman with Child and Maid, ca. 1663-65
Original, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna. Visited in 2017-19.
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, Woman with Child and Maid, ca. 1663-65
Pieter de Hooch, Man Handing a Letter to a Woman in the Entrance Hall of a House, 1670
Pieter de Hooch, Man Handing a Letter to a Woman in the Entrance Hall of a House, 1670
Pieter de Hooch, Woman with a Child in a Pantry, c. 1656 - c. 1660
Pieter de Hooch, Woman with a Child in a Pantry, c. 1656 - c. 1660
Pieter de Hooch, A Mother Delousing her Child`s Hair, Known as A Mother`s Duty, c. 1658-1660
Pieter de Hooch, A Mother Delousing her Child`s Hair, Known as A Mother`s Duty, c. 1658-1660
Original, GETTY-LA. Visited in 2018.
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, A Woman Preparing Bread and Butter for a Boy, 1660-63
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, A Woman Preparing Bread and Butter for a Boy, 1660-63
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, An Interior with Two Women and a Man Eating Oysters, 1681
Original, Thyssen. Visited in 2018.
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, An Interior with Two Women and a Man Eating Oysters, 1681
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, Interior with a Young Couple, ca. 1662-65
Original, MET-NY. Visited in 2017-20.
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, Interior of a Dutch House, c. 1680
Original, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Visited in 2018.
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, Interior of a Dutch House, c. 1680
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, A Musical Party in a Courtyard, 1677
Original, The National Gallery, London. Visited in 2018-19.
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, A Musical Party in a Courtyard, 1677
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, The Visit, ca. 1657
Original, MET-NY. Visited in 2017-20.
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, The Courtyard of a House in Delft, 1658
Original, The National Gallery, London. Visited in 2018-19.
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, The Courtyard of a House in Delft, 1658
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, The Mother, c. 1661-63
Original, Staatliche Museum in Berlin, Gemäldegalerie. Visited in 2019.
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch, The Mother, c. 1661-63
Pieter de Hooch, Woman with a Child and a Maid in an Interior, 1675-80
Original, Worcester Art Museum, MA. Visited in 2020.
Pieter de Hooch, Woman with a Child and a Maid in an Interior, 1675-80
Pieter de Hooch, Portrait of a Family Playing Music, 1663
Original, The Cleveland Museum of Art. Visited in 2020.
Pieter de Hooch, Portrait of a Family Playing Music, 1663
Pieter de Hooch, Mother Nursing Her Child, c. 1674-1676.
Pieter de Hooch, Mother Nursing Her Child, c. 1674-1676
Peter de Hooch, Interior with Mother and Child, `The Joy of Matherhood`, c. 1666
Peter de Hooch, Interior with Mother and Child, `The Joy of Matherhood`, c. 1666
Pieter de Hooch, Concert, 1680
Pieter de Hooch, Woman preparing vegetables in the back room of a Dutch house, about 1657
Pieter de Hooch, Woman preparing vegetables in the back room of a Dutch house, about 1657
Pieter de Hooch, Card players in a rich interior, 1663-1665
Pieter de Hooch, Card players in a rich interior, 1663-1665
Pieter de Hooch, The Drinking Party, 1658
Pieter de Hooch, The Drinking Party, 1658
Pieter de Hooch, The Drinking Party, 1658
Pieter de Hooch, The Drinking Party, 1658
Pieter de Hooch, Happy Company
Pieter de Hooch, Learning to walk, c. 1670
Pieter de Hooch, Learning to walk, c. 1670
Pieter de Hooch, Company playing music in the New Amsterdam Town House, c. 1660s
Pieter de Hooch, Company playing music in the New Amsterdam Town House, c. 1660s
Pieter de Hooch, Woman with Children in an Interior, ca. 1658-1660
Pieter de Hooch, Woman with Children in an Interior, ca. 1658-1660
Pieter de Hooch, Merry Company, c. 1663-1665
Pieter de Hooch, The Messenger of Love, c. 1670
Pieter de Hooch, The Messenger of Love, c. 1670
Pieter De Hooch, Paying the Hostess, c. 1670
Pieter De Hooch, Paying the Hostess, c. 1670
Pieter de Hooch, Interior with a Young Couple and People Making Music, 1644 – 1683
Pieter de Hooch, Interior with a Young Couple and People Making Music, 1644 – 1683
Pieter de Hooch, Interior with a Young Couple and People Making Music, 1644 – 1683