1650
oil
panel
From the collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art
A soldier smoking a pipe is a 1650 oil by Pieter de Hooch, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Philadelphia Museum of Art.
This painting depicts a man in a yellow and red coat, sitting with his right elbow resting on his left hand. He is holding a pipe in his right hand and appears to be smoking it. The background is dark, with a hint of a room or interior space behind the subject. The man's attire and the style of the painting suggest a 17th-century setting. The use of warm colors and the focus on the subject's everyday activity give the painting a sense of intimacy and quiet contemplation. For more on the technique of chiaroscuro, look up the works of Pieter de Hooch.
Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch (Dutch: ; also spelled Hoogh or Hooghe; bapt. 20 December 1629 – after 1683), was a Dutch Golden Age painter famous for his genre works of quiet domestic scenes with an open doorway. He was a…
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