A woman peeling apples

 This painting is one of the most important and famous works of art in the history of Dutch art. Peter de Hoek painted a woman peeling apples in 1663 and depicted a  home scene of that era, showing a woman with her daughter busy with  apple peeling.
The  most important feature of this painting is the unique technique used by  the artist in dealing with light, as we see the light creeping through  the window to flood the dark part of the room decor. This  particular feature prompted some art historians to begin to believe  that the owner of the painting was Jan Vermeer, who was known for his  interest in home scenery and his ability to represent the light. But later on, the other point of view was attributed to Peter de Hoek, who seemed to be influenced by Vermeer.
Hawk was born in Delft, the Netherlands, and educated by Karl Verettius. From  1650 to 1660, Hook completed his best works of art, which gave him the  title of the greatest house-poet in the Netherlands. Only Vermeer, who had most of his paintings, had a single, specific  pattern of painting a single woman standing or sitting in one corner of  the room, unlike De Hoek, who painted family family scenes.
Hawk women are mostly wives, mothers or daughters, accompanied by children and servants.
In  general, the artist's paintings derive their themes from the Dutch  House's vocabulary of blanks, clothes, decorations and windows that seep  out light to reflect on the walls, furniture and floors. The paintings of the artist, in general, provide a miniature picture of what the Dutch houses were in the seventeenth century.
It  is not known on the face of the pieces the date of De Hoek's death, but  he almost certainly died at the age of fifty-five after spending the  last years of his life in a mental health facility. 

  img by :  Apple peeling woman of Dutch artist Peter de Hoek, 1663