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A soldier smoking a pipe by Pieter de Hooch

A soldier smoking a pipe

Pieter de Hooch · 1650

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Artist
Pieter de Hooch
Date
1650
Location
Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Pieter de Hooch

Pieter de Hooch, a Dutch Golden Age painter, transformed everyday domestic scenes into masterpieces of light and perspective, often featuring an open doorway.

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