Woman With A Water Pitcher, And A Man By A Bed — Pieter De Hooch

Woman with a Water Pitcher, and a Man by a Bed


Pieter de Hooch (1629 - 1694)

Pieter de Hooch (1629-1694) was a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his luminous depictions of domestic life, architectural interiors & tranquil courtyards. Explore his realistic style and influence on Impressionism.

This picture of the late 1660s was cut down by about seven inches before 1841, eliminating a woman in the bed on the right (described in a sale catalogue of 1785). Two inches were added to the top of the canvas, and the seated man, apparently the woman"s lover, was overpainted at the same time.