Woman Peeling Apples by Pieter de Hooch, 1629-1684

1.   How many brothers and sisters did Pieter de Hooch have?  _____________________

2.   How was his painting different  after he married?   ____________________________

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3.   How did he use light in his paintings?  ______________________________________

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4.   Look at the painting, At the Linen Closet. (See link, Paintings by de Hooch).  Next click
      on the blue dot.  What is the child doing in the picture?  Does this sound like something
      you have heard of before?

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5.  In the painting, The Dutch Family, (See Paintings by de Hooch) how many men and how
    
     many women do you see? _______________________________________________

6.  If the painting, Woman Peeling Apples, is a morning scene, which direction is the woman

      facing?   Explain. _____________________________________________________

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7.  Name some  ways that apples can be prepared.    ____________________________

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