Pieter De Hooch's Courtyard of a House in Delft and Jan Vermeer's Little Street by Amanda Newman
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Newman, Amanda V.Readers/Advisors
Kromm, JaneTerm and Year
Spring 2021Date Published
2021
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Courtyard Of a House In Delft, and Little Street are urban 17th century cities. This paper explores the similar qualities both paintings possess, and the differences such as the different relationships between the figures and their dwellings, the proportions of the figures and their environments, and symbolism used. The idea of a Dutch city is also discussed, and how that changes over time and the idea of privacy and public life in a domestic setting using a doorjiken.Collections