This is The Courtyard of a House in Delft painted by Pieter de Hooch in 1658. This painting shows an everyday household scene in the Dutch town of Delft. When this picture was made, the picture of domestic scenes were very popular. Some people think the painting celebrates the pleasures of a well-kept home, but others believe it shows the confinement of home life, with a woman in the corridor gazing longingly at the street, as if dreaming of the world beyond.
