This is the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis. It was built in the seventeenth century as a private residence for Count Johan Maurits of Nassau-Siegen (17 June 1604 – 20 December 1679). Thus, Mauritshuis or Maurits’ House, when translated. Maurits was the governor-general of the Dutch colony in the South American…
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Vermeer’s View of Delft
Here is Vermeer’s View of Delft (Dutch: Gezicht op Delft) present day. An approximate position from the modern riverbank on Hooikade, south of the historic center. View of Delft is an oil painting by Johannes Vermeer, painted around 1659–1661. This painting of the Dutch artist’s hometown is among his best-known…