Baroque Painter · Active 1656 – 1670
Pieter de Hooch
Pieter de Hooch is among the painters whose work defines the Baroque era. Paintale holds 6 of Hooch’s works in its collection, spanning themes of portrait, power & politics, daily life.
Where to see the work: Cleveland Museum of Art · Rijksmuseum.
Paintings by Pieter de Hooch (6)
A Mother Delousing her Child’s Hair, Known as ‘A Mother’s Duty’
Pieter de Hooch
About Pieter de Hooch
Working at the height of the Baroque period, Pieter de Hooch produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — portrait, power & politics, daily life, love & romance, tragedy & death — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Baroque painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Today, paintings by Pieter de Hooch are held in major institutions including Cleveland Museum of Art, Rijksmuseum. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about Pieter de Hooch
- When did Pieter de Hooch live?
- Pieter de Hooch was active around 1656 – 1670, during the Baroque period.
- Where can I see paintings by Pieter de Hooch?
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Rijksmuseum.
- What themes did Pieter de Hooch paint?
- Portrait, Power & Politics, Daily Life, Love & Romance, Tragedy & Death.