From Shelley Esaak's wonderful art blog, 'Shelley's Art History Blog'. She responds to the fact that the mother in the painting is actually delousing the child's hair: "Oh dear. The things we mothers are called upon to rectify. Isn't it a blessing that Mr. de Hooch never witnessed the millions of mothers who have tried to catch kid vomit in their bare hands? No amount of muted interior lighting could make that into an attractive painting."
Spoken like a true Mom.
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