Pieter de Hooch

Pieter de Hooch - Quiz

1. During which decade did Pieter de Hooch begin painting for wealthier patrons in Amsterdam?

A) The 1680s
B) The 1650s
C) The 1670s
D) The 1660s

2. What type of scenes did De Hooch become known for during his Amsterdam period?

A) Upscale merry company scenes and family portraits in opulent interiors
B) Portraits of commoners
C) Historical battle scenes
D) Simple rural landscapes

3. What architectural setting did De Hooch use to depict social scenes after lacking access to aristocratic homes?

A) The newly built City Hall in Amsterdam
B) Amsterdam's canals
C) Delft town hall
D) Private villas

4. Which English collectors acquired works by De Hooch, increasing interest in his art?

A) George IV, Sir Robert Peel, and the Duke of Wellington
B) Edward VII, Winston Churchill, and Rudyard Kipling
C) Queen Victoria, Benjamin Disraeli, and Alfred Tennyson
D) Charles I, William Pitt, and Lord Byron

5. What theme is associated with De Hooch's painting of courting couples playing skittles?

A) The "Game of Chess"
B) The "Garden of War"
C) "Sport of Love"
D) The "Dance of Joy"

6. What event in 1672 negatively impacted De Hooch's career and that of other artists?

A) The Rampjaar
B) The Treaty of Utrecht
C) The Great Fire of London
D) The Glorious Revolution

7. What personal event in De Hooch's life around 1667 may have influenced his later work?

A) His marriage to a wealthy patron
B) His move to Amsterdam
C) His appointment as court painter
D) The death of his wife

8. How did critics describe De Hooch's late works?

A) Lifeless and cumbersome in outline with exaggeratedly dark tones
B) Vibrant and full of movement
C) Minimalist and abstract
D) Bright and cheerful

9. What was the reaction to the acquisition of A Musical Party in a Courtyard by the National Gallery?

A) It was universally praised for its artistic merit
B) It provoked debate and criticism, being described as an act of folly
C) It went unnoticed by critics
D) It was celebrated as De Hooch's masterpiece

10. What did De Hooch often depict in his domestic scenes during the Amsterdam period?

A) Rural farmhouses
B) Seascapes
C) Simple Delft courtyards
D) More opulent interiors and substantial figures

11. What was a notable feature of De Hooch's technique during his Amsterdam period?

A) Abstract forms
B) Monochrome palettes
C) Greater precision and cooler colours
D) Loose brushwork and warm tones

12. Which group of artists were De Hooch's works often associated with?

A) The Haarlem Masters
B) The Leidse Fijnschilders
C) The Utrecht Caravaggists
D) The Amsterdam Impressionists

13. What was the perceived reason for the overrepresentation of wealth in Dutch households in De Hooch's paintings?

A) Portraits of merchants and traders
B) The reference to public buildings like City Hall
C) Depictions of rural poverty
D) The influence of French aristocracy

14. What was a common critique of De Hooch's late period works?

A) They were celebrated for historical accuracy
B) They were noted for their simplicity
C) They were praised for innovation
D) They appeared to sacrifice his individuality to the taste of the time

15. What was a significant change in De Hooch's subjects after moving to Amsterdam?

A) Focus on urban street scenes
B) Portraits of military leaders
C) Depictions of seascapes and ships
D) Shift from Delft courtyards to early country house gardens

16. Who did 19th-century art historians initially believe influenced Vermeer?

A) Jan Steen
B) Pieter de Hooch
C) Rembrandt
D) Frans Hals

17. What did an x-ray of 'Woman Weighing Gold and Silver Coins' reveal about De Hooch's original composition?

A) The presence of a hidden signature
B) An entirely different scene
C) A seated man at the table was originally depicted but later overpainted
D) No changes were made to the original painting

18. What is the focal point in De Hooch's merry company compositions?

A) Randomly placed objects with no central focus
B) The background elements and architecture
C) A principal group illuminated directly by the sun
D) Scattered figure groups throughout the scene

19. In which city was Pieter de Hooch born?

A) The Hague
B) Amsterdam
C) Delft
D) Rotterdam

20. What profession did Pieter de Hooch's father have?

A) Midwife
B) Bricklayer
C) Linen-merchant
D) Painter

21. Who were Pieter de Hooch's contemporaries in the Delft Guild of St. Luke?

A) Emanuel de Witte
B) Nicolaes Berchem
C) Jan Vermeer
D) Carel Fabritius

22. Under whom did Pieter de Hooch study art in Haarlem?

A) Hendrik Sorgh
B) Carel Fabritius
C) Jan Vermeer
D) Nicolaes Berchem

23. In which year did Pieter de Hooch marry Jannetje van der Burch?

A) 1679
B) 1660
C) 1654
D) 1652

24. What year did Pieter de Hooch's son Pieter die?

A) 1656
B) 1679
C) 1665
D) 1684

25. Which institution sponsored a new research project in 2017 for De Hooch's works?

A) Turing Foundation
B) Rijksmuseum
C) Amsterdam Dolhuis
D) Delft Museum Het Prinsenhof

26. Which artist owned a painting by De Hooch and created portraits in his style?

A) Jan Ekels the Younger
B) Wybrand Hendricks
C) Abraham van Strij
D) Cornelis Troost

27. Which critic praised De Hooch's work in Salon reviews?

A) Théophile Thoré-Bürger
B) Jean-François Millet
C) Marcel Proust
D) Peter C. Sutton

28. What genre did De Hooch develop, possibly inspired by Ludolf de Jongh?

A) Interior scenes
B) Courtyard paintings
C) Koortegardjes
D) Soldier paintings

29. Which author referenced De Hooch's interiors in his work?

A) Marcel Proust
B) Jean-François Millet
C) Peter C. Sutton
D) Théophile Thoré-Bürger

30. Which art historian argues that De Hooch's later works diminished his appreciation?

A) Peter C. Sutton
B) Théophile Thoré-Bürger
C) Marcel Proust
D) Jean-François Millet

31. Which 18th-century artist created drawings after De Hooch's works?

A) Abraham van Strij
B) Jean-François Millet
C) Frans Decker
D) Cornelis Troost

32. Which artist is associated with the triangular relationship involving De Hooch and soldier paintings?

A) Jacob Ochtervelt
B) Emanuel de Witte
C) Ludolf de Jongh
D) Pieter Janssens Elinga

33. Which artist's work was influenced by De Hooch during the 19th century?

A) Abraham van Strij
B) Wybrand Hendricks
C) Jean-François Millet
D) Jan Ekels the Younger

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