Pieter de Hooch

Born: 1629
City and Country of Origin: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Painting School: Baroque
Art Training: Nicolaes Berchem in Haarlem
Affiliations: St. Lukas Guild
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Major Works: "The Avenue at Middelharnis," "A Pond in the Forest," "Wooded Landscape with a Water Mill"
Pieter de Hooch Biography: He worked for a cloth merchant as a painter. He married in Delft in 1654 then move to Amsterdam in 1661 where he spent the rest of his life. Early in his career he painted mostly soldiers and guardhouses but during his time in Delft he was influenced by Vermeer and painted mostly genre scenes.
Died: 1683