The Port of Delft
Artist
Daniel Vosmaer
(Dutch, 1622-ca.1669)
Dateca. 1652
Object number59.0088
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions34 x 40 1/2 in. (86.4 x 102.9 cm)
frame: 43 3/8 x 49 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (110.2 x 126.4 x 8.9 cm)
frame: 43 3/8 x 49 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (110.2 x 126.4 x 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
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DescriptionThe Port of Delft shows a panorama of the artist’s hometown captured from the south. The wall, built between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, divides the scene into two distinct sections: the body of water in the foreground and the cityscape in the upper half. Several Delft monuments, like (from left to right) the Oude Kerk (Old Church), the Stadhuis (Town Hall), a spring mill demolished in the early eighteenth century, and the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), stand out against the vast sky. As is typical of his cityscapes, Vosmaer delighted in depicting tiled roofs and stonework on the walls, evoking various textures achieved through the application of highlights.
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