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Interior with women at a linen cupboard
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The sun lights up the canal houses outside, while in the darker interior a girl plays 'kolf,' a kind of hockey. Two women stack freshly pressed linen in a closet. The linen cupboard had an important place in the home. The lady of the house carried its key with her and 'handed out the sheets': she called the shots and was in charge of the household.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBinnenhuis met vrouwen bij een linnenkast. 1663. Pieter de Hooch. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
