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Interior of the Old Church in Delft
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
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.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineInterieur van de Oude Kerk in Delft. 1654. Gerard Houckgeest. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
