Why it matters
A young woman, just out of the pantry, hands a jug to a small child, while open doors lead the eye to further rooms. The child's clothes suggest a boy dressed as a girl, traditionally to hide him from the devil.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1658.
- Traces of a painting that de Hooch painted over are visible on the wall.
- It is in the Rijksmuseum.
Based on the Wikipedia article A Woman with a Child in a Pantry (CC BY-SA 4.0).
