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Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, and The Hague, to the northwest. Together with them, it is a part of
A view of Delft with the Oude Kerk in the centre
The Gemeenlandshuis and the Old Church, Delft, Summer by Cornelis Springer, 1877
Egbert van der Poel: A View of Delft after the Explosion of 1654
The "new" gunpowder store "Kruithuis", built in 1660 on the water of the Delftse Schie for public safety, today in use as a clubhouse
Johannes Vermeer
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Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. He is considered one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. During his lifetime, he wa
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…the Netherlands, famous for its historical connections with the reigning House of Orange-Nassau, for its blue pottery, for being home to the painter Jan Vermeer, and for hosting Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). Historically, Delft played a highly influential role in the Dutch Golden Age. In terms of…
Detail of the painting The Procuress (c. 1656), believed to be a self-portrait by Vermeer
Replica of the St. Luke Guildhouse on Voldersgracht in Delft
View of Delft (1660–1661): "He took a turbulent reality, and made it look like Heaven on earth."