She has taught at Barnard College

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Homeric Soundings and Comic Angels

University of New Mexico

Pieter de Hooch: A Woman Preparing Bread and Butter for a Boy BTS kids She has taught at BarnardWayne E. Franits In the hush of early morning, a dutiful mother butters bread for her young son, who patiently stands at her side. This splendid painting captures a trivial moment in a family's daily routine and makes it almost sacrosanct. A Woman Preparing Bread and Butter for a Boy was executed by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch (16291684) between 1661 and 1663. The J. Paul Getty Museum's canvas is one of the artist's many pictures depicting women