Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft
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.)
Classification
oil on panel
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
43211
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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...