View of Delft
View of Delft is an oil painting. It was painted by Johannes Vermeer between about 1660 and 1661. The painting shows Vermeer's hometown. It is one of his most popular pictures.[1] It is one of three paintings of Delft by Vermeer. The others are The Little Street and the lost painting House Standing in Delft.[2] In 2011, the painting was featured on gold and silver commemorative coins issued by the Royal Dutch Mint.[3]
View Of Delft Media
A photograph taken in 2019 from approximately the point where Vermeer painted the painting.
Carel fabritius, veduta di delft con banco di venditore di strumenti musicali (Carel Fabritius, view of Delft with vendor counter of musical instruments), 1652
View of Delft Explosion of 1654 by Egbert van der Poel
Pieter Wouwerman – Gezicht op de Paardenmarkt te Delft (View of the Paardenmarkt in Delft)
References
- ↑ Slatkes, Leonard J.. Vermeer and his contemporaries (16 July 1981)Abbeville Press. p. 40. ISBN 9780896591950. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ↑ Montias, John Michael. Vermeer and His Milieu: A Web of Social History (1 January 1991)Princeton University Press. p. 200. ISBN 9780691002897. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ↑ New Coins Pay Homage to Dutch Artwork and the Old Dutch Masters. Coin Update (15 April 2011). Retrieved 28 February 2012.