Three Women and a Man in the Courtyard behind a House

Three Women and a Man in the Courtyard behind a House
Artist
Pieter de Hooch
Year
ca. 1663–65
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
60 x 45.7 cm
CC0 Rijksmuseum

De Hooch arranged his figures in a sun-drenched courtyard, using the geometric rhythm of brick walls and arched doorways to frame an intimate domestic scene. The painting exemplifies the artist’s mastery of light, perspective, and the quiet charm of Dutch middle-class life.
The work is now in the Rijksmuseum (accession SK-C-150).