'View Of Delft' is one of the best known works of which 17th century artist?
View of Delft View of Delft View of Delft () is an oil painting by Johannes Vermeer, painted ca. 1660–1661. The painting of the Dutch artist's hometown is among his most popular, painted at a time when cityscapes were uncommon. It is one of three known paintings of Delft by Vermeer, along with "The Little Street" and the lost painting "House Standing in Delft". The use of pointillism in the work suggests that it postdates "The Little Street", and the absence of bells in the tower of the New Church dates it to 1660-1661. Vermeer's "View of Delft" has been held in the
A View of Delft 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. The view is of the Nieuwe Kerk facing the Town