Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft

Artist
Emanuel de Witte
Year
probably 1650
Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
48.3 × 34.6 cm

Sunlight falls across the whitewashed nave of the Oude Kerk in Delft, its wooden barrel vault rising above a solitary figure. Emanuel de Witte’s church interiors are celebrated for their cool, clear light and convincing sense of space.