Dutch1629–1684
Pieter de Hooch
A Dutch painter from Rotterdam who worked in Delft in the 1650s, alongside Johannes Vermeer. There he turned from tavern scenes to sunlit homes and courtyards of ordinary families, built with unusual care for light and space. He later moved to Amsterdam.
A life in paintings
- 1629Born
- 1652Was influenced by Carel FabritiusDelft
Fabritius settled in Delft around 1650 and joined its painters' guild in 1652. Unlike his teacher Rembrandt, he set figures against light backgrounds and studied the subtleties of daylight, and Britannica credits him with influencing both Pieter de Hooch and Johannes Vermeer. The once-popular idea that Vermeer was his pupil has no hard evidence.
Source: Britannica - 1654The Delft Thunderclap
On 12 October a gunpowder store in the middle of Delft explodes, destroying much of the city.
- 1655Influenced Johannes VermeerDelft
Fellow members of the Delft painters' guild in the late 1650s, the two painted the same kind of quiet, sunlit Dutch homes. Historians long assumed Vermeer learned from de Hooch, and one of Vermeer's later letter scenes is said to follow his example; newer technical evidence suggests the influence may also have run the other way.
Source: Wikipedia - 1658
- 1684Died
Circles
Society · Delft · 1611
Delft Guild of Saint Luke
The painters' guild of Delft. Fabritius joined in 1652, Vermeer on 29 December 1653 and de Hooch in 1655; Vermeer was elected its head in 1662 and three more times. Sources: Wikipedia articles on Vermeer, Fabritius and de Hooch.
Where to see them
National Gallery
London
- Pro puzzle · Upgrade to play