Emanuel de Witte (Dutch, c. 1617–1691/92)
Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft
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Emanuel de Witte (Dutch, c. 1617–1691/92)c. 1680
Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft
Emanuel de Witte (Dutch, c. 1617–1691/92) →17th Centuryoil on panelpaint
Date
c. 1680
Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
62 × 49.2 cm (24 3/8 × 19 5/16 in.); Framed: 80 × 67.6 × 5.7 cm (31 1/2 × 26 5/8 × 2 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection
Having been stripped of their images and whitewashed by Protestant reformers in the 16th century, the Dutch Republic’s large Gothic churches offered a compelling subject for artists. Emanuel de Witte was one of a small group of painters who specialized in explorations of the light, shade, and volume particular to church interiors. In this painting, executed late in the artist’s career, the organ and genealogical panels honoring the dead (suspended from the ceiling and affixed to the columns) are the only decoration.
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