Voorhuis painting (English: entrance hall painting) was a Dutch painting genre of the 17th century, typically portraying a view from inside a wealthy house with affluent residents interacting with patrons on the outside through the front doorway. Voorhuis describes a front room, [1] vestibule, [2] or foyer in Dutch.
The style may have developed as a result of the "good light" which streamed through the front windows of a house, while the side walls of Dutch townhouses were often windowless. [3]
Jacob Ochtervelt was a key artist of the movement. Many of Ochtervelt's voorhuis pictures illustrated the trade between residents and local peddlers and food vendors. [4] Het Binnenhuis by Pieter de Hooch is considered an excellent example of the voorhuis style. [5]
Voorhuis painting (English: entrance hall painting) was a Dutch painting genre of the 17th century, typically portraying a view from inside a wealthy house with affluent residents interacting with patrons on the outside through the front doorway. Voorhuis describes a front room, [1] vestibule, [2] or foyer in Dutch.
The style may have developed as a result of the "good light" which streamed through the front windows of a house, while the side walls of Dutch townhouses were often windowless. [3]
Jacob Ochtervelt was a key artist of the movement. Many of Ochtervelt's voorhuis pictures illustrated the trade between residents and local peddlers and food vendors. [4] Het Binnenhuis by Pieter de Hooch is considered an excellent example of the voorhuis style. [5]