Who painted “A Boy Bringing Bread”?

“A Boy Bringing Bread” was painted by Pieter de Hooch in 1663. Where to see it: Wallace Collection.

What to look for

Dutch Golden Age: Flemish and Italian Baroque is grand, religious and full of movement; Dutch painting is smaller, calmer and about everyday life, with cool daylight and precise detail.

Pieter Hendricksz. de Hooch (bapt. 20 December 1629 – in or after 1679), was a Dutch Golden Age painter famous for his genre works of quiet domestic scenes with an open doorway. He was a contemporary, in the Delft Guild of St. Luke, of Jan Vermeer with whom his work shares themes and style. Wikipedia

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More by Pieter de Hooch

“The Courtyard of a House in Delft”, 1658
“A Woman with a Basket of Beans in a Garden”, 1651
“Mother Lacing Her Bodice beside a Cradle”, 1661
“A Woman Peeling Apples”, 1663
“Woman with a Child in a Pantry”, 1656
“Interior with Women beside a Linen Cupboard”, 1663
“Teaching a Child to Walk”, 1670
“A Woman Preparing Bread and Butter for a Boy”, 1661