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Handing Over a Letter in the Entrance Hall
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
All the windows and doors of this canal house are open. Daylight falls on the lady of the house, who is receiving a letter. With lighting effects and figures, De Hooch leads our gaze outside.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHet aanreiken van een brief in het voorhuis. 1670. Pieter de Hooch. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
