Pieter de Hooch

1629-1684 Dutch Pieter de Hooch Galleries De Hooch was born in Rotterdam to Hendrick Hendricksz de Hooch, a bricklayer, and Annetge Pieters, a midwife. He was the eldest of five children and outlived all of his siblings. He studied art in Haarlem under the landscape painter, Nicolaes Berchem. Beginning in 1650, he worked as a painter and servant for a linen-merchant and art collector named Justus de la Grange. His service for the merchant required him to accompany him on his travels to The Hague, Leiden, and Delft, to which he eventually moved. It is likely that de Hooch handed over most of his works to la Grange during this period in exchange for board and other benefits, as this was a common commercial arrangement for painters at the time, and a later inventory recorded that la Grange possessed eleven of his paintings. 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, who were both early members of the Delft School. He became a member of the painters' guild of Saint Luke in 1655, and had moved to Amsterdam by 1661. The early work of de Hooch, like most young painters of his time, was mostly composed of scenes of soldiers in stables and taverns, though he used these to develop great skill in light, color, and perspective rather than to explore an interest in the subject matter. After beginning his family in the mid-1650s, he switched his focus to domestic scenes and family portraits. His work showed astute observation of the mundane details of everyday life while also functioning as well-ordered morality tales. These paintings often exhibited a sophisticated and delicate treatment of light similar to those of Vermeer, who lived in Delft at the same time as de Hooch. 19th century art historians had assumed that Vermeer had been influenced by de Hooch's work, but the opposite is now believed.


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Pieter de Hooch The Countyard of a House in Delf oil


The Countyard of a House in Delf
Painting ID::  40480
The Countyard of a House in Delf
mk156 1658 Oil on canvas 74x60cm
mk156 1658 Oil_on_canvas 74x60cm
   
   
     

Pieter de Hooch Mirstress and Maid oil


Mirstress and Maid
Painting ID::  41041
Mirstress and Maid
mk159 c.1660 Oil on canvas 53x42cm
mk159 c.1660 Oil_on_canvas 53x42cm
   
   
     

Pieter de Hooch The linen cupboard oil


The linen cupboard
Painting ID::  42720
The linen cupboard
MK169 1663 Cloth 73x77.5cm
MK169_ 1663_Cloth_73x77.5cm
   
   
     

Pieter de Hooch An Interior,with a Woman Drinking with Two Men,and a Maidservant oil


An Interior,with a Woman Drinking with Two Men,and a Maidservant
Painting ID::  43196
An Interior,with a Woman Drinking with Two Men,and a Maidservant
mk170 circa 1658 Oil on canva s73.7x64.6cm
mk170 circa_1658 Oil_on_canva s73.7x64.6cm
   
   
     

Pieter de Hooch The Courtyard of a House in Delft oil


The Courtyard of a House in Delft
Painting ID::  43197
The Courtyard of a House in Delft
mk170 1658 Oil on canvas 73.5x60cm
mk170 1658 Oil_on_canvas 73.5x60cm
   
   
     

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     1629-1684 Dutch Pieter de Hooch Galleries De Hooch was born in Rotterdam to Hendrick Hendricksz de Hooch, a bricklayer, and Annetge Pieters, a midwife. He was the eldest of five children and outlived all of his siblings. He studied art in Haarlem under the landscape painter, Nicolaes Berchem. Beginning in 1650, he worked as a painter and servant for a linen-merchant and art collector named Justus de la Grange. His service for the merchant required him to accompany him on his travels to The Hague, Leiden, and Delft, to which he eventually moved. It is likely that de Hooch handed over most of his works to la Grange during this period in exchange for board and other benefits, as this was a common commercial arrangement for painters at the time, and a later inventory recorded that la Grange possessed eleven of his paintings. 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, who were both early members of the Delft School. He became a member of the painters' guild of Saint Luke in 1655, and had moved to Amsterdam by 1661. The early work of de Hooch, like most young painters of his time, was mostly composed of scenes of soldiers in stables and taverns, though he used these to develop great skill in light, color, and perspective rather than to explore an interest in the subject matter. After beginning his family in the mid-1650s, he switched his focus to domestic scenes and family portraits. His work showed astute observation of the mundane details of everyday life while also functioning as well-ordered morality tales. These paintings often exhibited a sophisticated and delicate treatment of light similar to those of Vermeer, who lived in Delft at the same time as de Hooch. 19th century art historians had assumed that Vermeer had been influenced by de Hooch's work, but the opposite is now believed.

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