Greetings to all the Steemites of the world. This is the 107th Art and Writing contest. The guest this time is Pieter Hendricksz de Hooch, better known as Pieter de Hooch:

It is known that this painter was born in Rotterdam (Netherlands). But the exact date of his birth is unknown. Therefore, only the date of his baptism is taken as a reference, which took place on January 20, 1629.

Pieter was the son of a bricklayer and a midwife. He was the eldest of five siblings.

Between 1645 and 1647 he became a student of Nicolaes Berchem.

This artist is part of the group of painters of the Dutch Golden Age. He belonged to the Baroque movement. And he dedicated himself to genre painting, interiors and urban environments.

He married Jannesen van der Borgh in 1654. From this marital union 7 children were born.

Despite the fact that Pieter de Hooch sold many of his works. Apparently, he never had a comfortable financial situation.

He died in Amsterdam in 1699. The exact date of his death is unknown.

Here are three of his works so that you can choose the one you like best to write about. The first is titled The Linen Cupboard (1663), the second, ***The Council Chamber of the Amsterdam Town Hall (1650) and the third Drinkers by the Arch (1658).

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What do we suggest you do?

1.- Write a narrative text, a poem, an essay or a reflection, based on this work. The minimum length is 200 words. Try to be creative.

2.- Invite a friend. For example, @acostacazorla, @wakeupkitty, @rosselena and @lunasilver.

3.- Vote and give reesteem so that other people can see this post.

4.- Use the tags #steemexclusive, #creativewriting, #poetry (if you write poetry) and the 5050, 75 and 100 clubs if you participate in any of them.

5.- Visit other participants in the dynamic and leave them a comment.

6.- Leave the link to your post in the comments box.

The prizes will be as follows:

First Place	Booming Vote
Second Place	Booming Vote

In the 105th edition, the winners were: @esvisionaria (Prize to be awarded), @sbamsoneu (Prize to be awarded).