''The Empty Glass'' (c. 1652) is an

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-on-canvas painting by the

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painter

Pieter de Hooch Pieter de Hooch (, also spelled "Hoogh" or "Hooghe"; 20 December 1629 (baptized) – 24 March 1684 (buried)) was a Dutch Golden Age painter famous for his genre works of quiet domestic scenes with an open doorway. He was a contemporary of ...

. It is an example of

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and is now in the collection of the

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Municipal Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen () is an art museum in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The name of the museum is derived from the two most important collectors of Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen. It is located at ...

. This painting was documented as a work by

Gabriel Metsu In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብር� ...

Hofstede de Groot Cornelis Hofstede de Groot (9 November 1863 – 14 April 1930), was a Dutch art collector, art historian and museum curator. Life He was born in Dwingeloo and spent some time in Switzerland in his youth due to weak lungs, where he learned Germa ...

in 1908, who wrote:

204b. A Woman handing a Glass of Wine to an Officer.
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85. A woman hands a glass of wine to an officer. Two persons are playing cards, while a third looks on. Panel, 17 1/2 inches by 14 inches. Described by Descamps (vol. ii.). Sales. Hendrik Verschuuring, The Hague, September 17, 1770, No. 106. *C. van Heemskerck, The Hague, November 18, 1783, No. 5 (82 florins) – said to be by Metsu or in his manner."Chez M. Henry Verschuring, une Femme qui presente du vin à un Officier"
Page 243
of Jean-Baptiste Descamps's second volume of painter biographies, on "Gabriel Metzu"

This scene is very similar to other paintings De Hooch made in this period: File:Pieter de Hooch - Two Soldiers and a Serving Woman with a Trumpeter - WGA11681.jpg, '' Two Soldiers and a Serving Woman with a Trumpeter'' File:Pieter de Hooch - Serving maid raising beer glass in an inn with a soldier in armor and cardplayers beyond 4N6W4 L06031-9-1.jpg, ''Tavern interior with soldiers and a serving woman''

References

''The Empty Glass''
in the museum website
Herbergscène met een dienstmeid, die het lege glas van een cavalier probeert te vullen, ca. 1650-1655
in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Empty Glass, The 1650s paintings Paintings by Pieter de Hooch Paintings in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen