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OriginalView of Delft is an oil painting by Johannes Vermeer, painted around 1660–61. It shows the southern aspect of the city on a calm and tranquil day. Typical Vermeer, this uses natural light in such a marvellous way. (Interesting to note that Delft was a little scruffier than this: Vermeer tidied the place up a bit for his picture). The painting was acquired by the Mauritshuis in the Hague in 1822.
Reason
Excellent scan of superb painting
Articles in which this image appears
View of Delft, Johannes Vermeer and seven others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Johannes Vermeer

Promoted File:Vermeer-view-of-delft.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:49, 9 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]