The Little Street
Artist: Johannes Vermeer
Year Composed: 1657
Artistic Movement: Golden Age
Nationality: Netherlands
Floor Found in Château: Unknown Location
Year Composed: 1657
Artistic Movement: Golden Age
Nationality: Netherlands
Floor Found in Château: Unknown Location
About the Artwork
As one of the three paintings by Johannes Vermeer of the Dutch city of Delft, The Little Street shows a quiet, quaint, residential home resting along the street in the Netherlands. Vermeer applies a unique aesthetic for his oil paint, as the bricks on the houses are painted with a thicker coat of oil than the street, sky, and trees. This gives the painting a truly three-dimensional finish as viewers can almost reach out and touch the house upon seeing this painting within the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands). The Little Street essentially tells the narrative of the daily life of citizens within the Netherlands during the time of the Dutch Golden Age.
About the Artist
Dutch master Johannes Vermeer was born in Delft within the Dutch Republic, known for his cultural and everyday scenes of the Dutch society. Similar to the art of Jacob van Ruisdael, Vermeer expressed a sense of almost-hyper realism with his objects, scenes, and figures. Religion, poetry, music, and science are all allusions that can be found within his scenes, which range from noble society to scenes of everyday life. These paintings can include The Milkmaid (1658), Girl with a Pearl Earring (1665), and The Allegory of Painting (1666-1668).
About the Movement
The Little Street was composed in the Dutch Golden Age of art. The Dutch Golden Age that spanned the 17th Century (or during the 1600s) in the Netherlands. During this time, the Dutch economy and culture was flourishing due to their rise in maritime trading, banking system, and rise of the middle class. The aesthetics of the Golden Age followed the Baroque Age of art, however the content of most works revolved around genre, everyday scenes of Dutch society. Some of the most famous Dutch Golden Age artists included Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, and Jan van Eyck.
Location of Original Work of Art: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
As one of the three paintings by Johannes Vermeer of the Dutch city of Delft, The Little Street shows a quiet, quaint, residential home resting along the street in the Netherlands. Vermeer applies a unique aesthetic for his oil paint, as the bricks on the houses are painted with a thicker coat of oil than the street, sky, and trees. This gives the painting a truly three-dimensional finish as viewers can almost reach out and touch the house upon seeing this painting within the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands). The Little Street essentially tells the narrative of the daily life of citizens within the Netherlands during the time of the Dutch Golden Age.
About the Artist
Dutch master Johannes Vermeer was born in Delft within the Dutch Republic, known for his cultural and everyday scenes of the Dutch society. Similar to the art of Jacob van Ruisdael, Vermeer expressed a sense of almost-hyper realism with his objects, scenes, and figures. Religion, poetry, music, and science are all allusions that can be found within his scenes, which range from noble society to scenes of everyday life. These paintings can include The Milkmaid (1658), Girl with a Pearl Earring (1665), and The Allegory of Painting (1666-1668).
About the Movement
The Little Street was composed in the Dutch Golden Age of art. The Dutch Golden Age that spanned the 17th Century (or during the 1600s) in the Netherlands. During this time, the Dutch economy and culture was flourishing due to their rise in maritime trading, banking system, and rise of the middle class. The aesthetics of the Golden Age followed the Baroque Age of art, however the content of most works revolved around genre, everyday scenes of Dutch society. Some of the most famous Dutch Golden Age artists included Rembrandt van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer, and Jan van Eyck.
Location of Original Work of Art: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands