View of Delft
Johannes Vermeer · c. 1661
The story
View of Delft is an oil painting by Johannes Vermeer, painted c. 1659–1661. The painting of the Dutch artist's hometown is among his best known. It is one of three known paintings of Delft by Vermeer, along with The Little Street and the lost painting House Standing in Delft, and his only cityscape. According to art historian Emma Barker, cityscapes across water, which were popular in the Netherlands at the time, celebrated the city and its trade. Vermeer's View of Delft has been held in the Dutch Royal Cabinet of Paintings at the Mauritshuis in The Hague since its establishment in 1822.
- Artist
- Johannes Vermeer
- Date
- c. 1661
- Collection
- Mauritshuis, The Hague, Netherlands
- Movement
- Dutch Golden Age painting
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 96.5 × 115.7 cm
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