View of Delft
The story
Vermeer's hometown of Delft seen across the harbor, with sunlight breaking on the rooftops while the boats in front stay in shadow. Painted around 1660. Tiny dots of impasto on the boats give the water its glitter — a touch Marcel Proust famously fell in love with.
- Artist
- Johannes Vermeer
- Year
- 1660
- Period
- Baroque
- Where it lives
- www.mauritshuis.nl : Home : Info : : Image
- Rights
- Free to view, download & share
