Restaurant straatje van vermeer biography

The Little Street

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Restaurant straatje van vermeer biography pdf

1657–1661
Oil on canvas
54.3 x 44 cm. (21 3/8 x 17 3/8 in.)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Where is location of Vermeer's Little Street?

Although many locations have been proposed in the past, the most consistent candidate for the location of the scene of Vermeer'sLittle Street has been the Voldersgracht, a narrow street that runs next to a canal in the center of Delft, where Vermeer was born.

However, some art historians believe that despite the scene's realistic appearance, it could be a distillation of typical architectural elements gathered and adroitly woven together within the privacy of the artist's studio.

The century-old question has been recently addressed by Dr.

Frans Grijzenhout, professor of Art History at the University of Amsterdam.

Restaurant straatje van vermeer biography wikipedia

Grijzenhout argues that the setting for painting is on Vlamingstraat (fig. 1) in Delft, where houses 40–42 now stand. Grijzenhout's conclusion is based on measurements he has found in the Legger van het diepen