View of houses in Delft (the alley)

Date: 1661
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dimensions: 44 x 54,3

The painting View of houses in Delft or sometimes Alley in Delft, we can see two houses - dominant three-story brick building on the right side and a smaller house on the left, from which we see only a part. Vermeer also caught four people, a woman paličkující lace at the door of a large house, two kids playing on the street in front of him and a woman leaning on a pot of water in the passage between houses . A place that Vermeer immortalized on canvas, is still a subject of debate. Some researchers agree that it may even be a few places nakombinovaných together. Originally shade of green vegetation left on the building over the years has changed domodra - it was probably due to mixing blue and yellow, the second of which color seemed faded over time.

Vermeer painted picture View of houses in Delft (the alley) in 1661. Prevailing color of this fine art print is red and its shape is portrait. Original size is 44 x 54,3. This art piece is located in Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Johannes, Jan or Johan Vermeer (1632-1675). Dutch painter. He enjoyed painting scenes from life and common situations in the households of townspeople. During his lifetime, he did not become famous and in his time, he was rather a provincial painter. He worked carefully and slowly; he loved to work with light and used brilliant colours with expensive pigments. His art was rediscovered in the 19th century and he has since slowly become a recognized and sought-after painter. He allegedly worked with the obscura camera to achieve true perspective and composition. Often his paintings depict one or two figures at the window. His most famous work is considered to be Girl with a Pearl Earring.

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