Pieter de Hooch

Pieter de Hooch was baptized in Rotterdam in 1629, spending his early childhood there.¹

DecPieter de Hooch was baptized on December 20, 1629, in Rotterdam.¹

DecPieter de Hooch was baptized on December 20, 1629, in Rotterdam.¹

From around 1650, he worked as a servant and painter for a linen merchant. This experience is believed to have influenced his empathetic portrayal of domestic workers in his later masterpieces.²

From around 1650, Pieter de Hooch worked as a painter and servant for the linen merchant and art collector Justus de la Grange.¹

Pieter de Hooch moved to Delft in 1652 and was active in the city until 1660.¹

After 1652, Pieter de Hooch settled in Delft, and by around 1660, he had moved to Amsterdam.¹

AugPieter de Hooch was first recorded in Delft on August 5, 1652, and his last record is from 1679 in Amsterdam.¹

Pieter de Hooch created works such as 'Man Offering a Glass of Wine to a Woman' around 1653.¹

Pieter de Hooch married Jannetje van der Burch in 1654 and they had seven children.¹

Pieter de Hooch married in Delft in 1654 and fathered seven children.¹

Pieter de Hooch married Jannetje van der Burch in 1654 and fathered seven children.¹

Pieter de Hooch married in Delft in 1654, started a family, and began depicting domestic scenes from this period.¹

While his early works depicted soldiers and peasants, he shifted his focus to quiet domestic scenes around 1654 after his marriage, reaching a peak in his treatment of light and color.²

He joined the Delft Guild of St. Luke in 1655, working alongside Vermeer. The two artists shared themes of quiet domesticity and are thought to have influenced each other's styles.²

He moved to Amsterdam around 1660. Despite having affluent clients, he lived in the city's poorer outskirts, creating a sharp contrast between his modest life and his elegant paintings.²

Pieter de Hooch moved to Amsterdam in 1660 and continued his activities in the city thereafter.¹

Following the Rampjaar in 1672, the Dutch art market declined, potentially impacting Pieter de Hooch's financial situation.¹

Following the 'Rampjaar' (Year of Disaster) in 1672, the Dutch art market collapsed. By 1674, his income was so low that he disappeared from tax registers, marking a period of financial hardship.²

For a long time, it was believed he died in a lunatic asylum, but records show that was actually his son. The artist's exact date and circumstances of death remain a mystery.²

Pieter de Hooch was confirmed to be alive after 1679, continuing his activities though many aspects of his later life remain unknown.¹

Pieter de Hooch was alive after 1679, but his exact date of death is unknown.³

Pieter de Hooch was active after 1679 and is believed to have died around 1684.³