Interior of the Oude Kerk in Delft, Gerard Houckgeest, 1654

Interior of the Oude Kerk in Delft, Gerard Houckgeest, 1654

oil on panel, h 48.7cm × w 40.2cm Catalogue entry

Gerrit Houckgeest specialized in church interiors and the use of perspective. With great attention to detail, he has here captured how the sunlight, pouring through the stained-glass windows, casts coloured dots on the column in the middle. The painted green curtain is a witty illusionistic device, imitating the 17th-century custom of protecting paintings from light and dust with a curtain.

On display in room 2.27

Color code: #3B3724 Color code: #8F826F Color code: #151107 Color code: #A9A69E Color code: #5D5441 Color code: #76694D
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