De Hooch excelled in depicting complex structured spaces with figures. The composition is built up of many horizontal and vertical elements, with the diagonal pattern of the tiled floor in the foreground. The woman going about her household duties is a frequently recurring theme for De Hooch. Care and housely virtue are perhaps the theme of these scenes.
Specifications
| Title | A Woman and a Maid with a Fish in an Interior |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is travelling |
| Dimensions |
Width 72,7 cm Height 84 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Painter:
Pieter de Hooch
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| Accession number | 2500 (OK) |
| Credits | Acquired with the collection of D.G. van Beuningen, 1958 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1958 |
| Creation date | in circa 1670 -1675 |
| Collector | Collector / D.G. van Beuningen |
| External exhibitions |
Communication: Human Connection in the Age of Vermeer (3 venues) (2011) Boijmans bij de Buren - Ateliergeheimen (2019) Johan de Witt (2025) |
| Research |
Show research Alma |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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