1661
oil
canvas
From the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum
A Woman Preparing Bread and Butter for a Boy is a 1661 oil by Pieter de Hooch, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at J. Paul Getty Museum.
In this painting, a woman is shown preparing bread and butter for a boy. The scene is set in a cozy room with a tiled floor, where the woman sits on a bench, carefully spreading butter on a slice of bread. The boy stands beside her, holding a hat and looking on with interest. The artist's use of light and shadow adds depth to the scene, highlighting the textures of the bread and the woman's clothing. The warm tones of the painting create a sense of comfort and intimacy, inviting the viewer to step into the quiet moment. For more on the artist's use of light and shadow, explore the technique of chiaroscuro.
A Woman Preparing Bread and Butter for a Boy (1660–1663) is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch. It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of the Getty Center, in Los Angeles, California. This painting was documented by Hofstede de Groot in 1908, who wrote:10. A WOMAN CUTTING BREAD AND BUTTER FOR A BOY, WHO IS SAYING GRACE. Sm. 54; deG. 48. In a room with a window at the back sits a woman, wearing a dark jacket and a blue skirt. She has a loaf of bread in her left hand, and is taking a piece of butter from a plate on a chair at her…
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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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