A View of Delft

A View of Delft, with a Musical Instrument Seller's Stall is a 1652 painting by Carel Fabritius. It is an oil painting on canvas of 20.9 by 35.7 cm (8.2 by 14.1 in) of a cityscape of Delft. The work has been in the collection of the National Gallery in London since 1922. The unusual perspective suggests that it may have been intended to have been displayed on a curved surface at the back of a perspective box. Fabritius is documented to have worked on these.[1][2] The view is of the Nieuwe Kerk facing the Town Hall and several still-extant houses at the point where the Oude Langendijk canal meets the Vrouwenrecht.[3]

Not to be confused with View of Delft.
A View of Delft
ArtistCarel Fabritius
Year1652 (1652)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions20.9 cm × 35.7 cm (8.2 in × 14.1 in)
LocationNational Gallery, London, UK

References
  1. Key facts Archived August 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, National Gallery. Retrieved on 21 August 2014.
  2. A View of Delft, National Gallery. Retrieved on 21 August 2014.
  3. Walter Liedtke, Vermeer and the Delft School, New Haven and London, 2001, p. 250.
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