Leisure Time in an Elegant Setting

Leisure Time in an Elegant Setting is a painting by Dutch artist Pieter de Hooch, created c. 1663–1665.

Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts the interior of a Dutch home and two distinct conversations taking place.

Leisure is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York.

A noted painter during the Dutch golden age, Pieter de Hooch was especially skilled in the rendering of interior scenes.

This skill can be seen in Leisure's richly decorated rooms, gilt-leather wall coverings and use of lighting.