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View of Delft

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View of Delft is an oil painting by Johannes Vermeer, painted around 1659 to 1661 and among his best known works. It is one of three known paintings of Delft by Vermeer, along with The Little Street and the lost House Standing in Delft, and his only cityscape. It has been held in the Dutch Royal Cabinet of Paintings at the Mauritshuis in The Hague since the collection's establishment in 1822.

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Partially Attested
Year Created
1661 1
source gives a range, painted c. 1659-1661, latest year of the range used as the value
Medium
Oil on canvas 1
Location
Mauritshuis, The Hague 1
Classification
Genre
Painting 1
Medium
Medium (category)
Oil on Canvas 1
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Source Wikipedia: View of Delft

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1. Wikipedia: View of Delft
  • Lead section, date field
    painted c. 1659-1661
  • Infobox: medium
    Oil on canvas
  • Lead section
    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.
  • Lead section
    The painting of the Dutch artist's hometown is among his best known.
  • Created By: Johannes Vermeer, Infobox: artist
    Johannes Vermeer
  • In Form: Painting, Lead
    is an oil painting
  • In Group: Town and Bridge Views, Lead
    View of Delft (Dutch: Zicht op Delft) is an oil painting by Johannes Vermeer, painted c. 1659-1661.
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