Woman with Child and Maid
about 1663/65 | Pieter de Hooch
Pieter de Hooch depicts the urban life of Holland’s middle class: familial scenes in comfortable, orderly houses and sunlit courtyards. In contrast to Gerard ter Borch, for example, his view is concentrated less on the figures than on the context of an exactly depicted spatial perspective. He preferred to paint spacious rooms with a view to the outdoors, creating a convincing illusion of the interior with surprising lighting effects. A fine example of this can be seen in the brightly illuminated houses in the background.
Pieter de Hooch depicts the urban life of Holland’s middle class: familial scenes in comfortable, orderly houses and sunlit courtyards. In contrast to Gerard ter Borch, for example, his view is concentrated less on the figures than on the context of an exactly depicted spatial perspective. He preferred to paint spacious rooms with a view to the outdoors, creating a convincing illusion of the interior with surprising lighting effects. A fine example of this can be seen in the brightly illuminated houses in the background.
Artist:
Pieter de Hooch (1629 Rotterdam - 1684 Amsterdam) DNB
Time:
about 1663/65
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Dutch
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
64 cm × 76 cm
Framed: 79,1 cm × 92,4 cm × 7,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 5976
Provenance
Sale Helsleuter (Van Eyl Sluyter?), Paris, 25.01.1802, No 72 - Constantin, 1.500 frs.; Sale E.M. Engelberts et al, Amsterdam, 25.08.1817, No. 90 - De Vries, 770 fl; Sale Widow of J.H. Molkenboer, née Schenkhuizen, Amsterdam, 6.09.1853, No. 11 - Derksen or Meffre, 1575 fl; Sale La Comtesse Lehan, Paris, 2.-3.04.1861, No. 14; Sale Marquis de la Rochebousseau, Paris, 5-8.05.1873, No. 175 - 5.550 frs; Sale J. Wilson, Paris, 14.03.1881, No. 63 - Malinet, 12.000 frs; Sale [Brame], Paris, 20.03.1883, No. 26; Sale A.J. Bösch, Vienna, 28.04.1885, No. 25, ill. - Grünwald, 2,520 fl.; dedicated by Karl and Rosalia Goldschmidt in 1903.