A Couple Playing Cards, with a Serving Woman
The Met
Artist: Pieter de Hooch(Dutch, Rotterdam 1629–1684 Amsterdam)
Date: ca. 1665–75
Department: Robert Lehman Collection
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 27 x 23 in. (68.6 x 58.4 cm)
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A woman pours liquid for two seated figures and a small dog in a sunlit interior
Detailed Description
The scene depicts an interior with three figures and a small dog, illuminated by a strong diagonal beam of sunlight entering from a window on the left. In the center, a woman stands, dressed in a dark skirt and bodice with a light blue collar and red sleeves, pouring liquid from a dark jug into a clear glass held in her left hand. She looks down at the glass. To her left, a second woman is seated at a table covered with a red, patterned cloth. This seated woman wears a light yellow or cream-colored dress with a white head covering and looks forward. Her hands rest on the table. To the far left, a figure is seated, facing right, wearing a wide-brimmed dark hat and a dark, long cloak. The figure holds a small, light-colored object in their right hand. A small, shaggy brown dog stands on the tiled floor in the lower left foreground, looking towards the seated figure. The sunlight streams through a multi-paned window in the upper left, casting a distinct grid pattern onto the light-colored wall and floor. A small, dark birdcage hangs on the wall to the left of the window. On the right side of the room, a dark, tall piece of furniture or doorway is visible, with a dark coat hanging on the wall next to it. Above the coat, a dark circular object with a central figure is mounted on the wall. The floor is composed of light brown and orange square tiles, with shadows extending from the figures and furniture. Wooden ceiling beams are visible at the very top of the frame.
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