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.
