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QUIZ: 8 Fun Things to Know about Vermeer’s View of Delft

Tom Anderson 29 November 2024

It is impossible to name the “best” of Johannes Vermeer’s paintings, or even to get consensus on a favorite. There are too many great ones to choose from. But the iconic View of Delft is always on such lists. Perhaps the most well-known cityscape in art history, the painting shows a calm morning view of Delft—the town where Vermeer was born, where he died, and where he spent virtually all of his life.

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Johannes Vermeer’s painting, View of Delft, is found in the Mauritshuis museum, the former home of Johan Maurits. In what city is the Mauritshuis?

View of Delft: View of the Mauritshuis museum. Photograph by Zairon via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

View of the Mauritshuis museum. Photograph by Zairon via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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