The Little Street
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The Little Street is a celebrated 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer depicting a quiet, everyday street scene in his hometown of Delft.
Aliases (2)
- A Village Street ×1
- Het Straatje ×1
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
genre painting
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painting → |
| artist |
Johannes Vermeer
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| cataloguedIn |
Vermeer catalogue raisonn e9
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| collection |
Rijksmuseum collection
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| countryOfOrigin |
Dutch Republic
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| creator |
Johannes Vermeer
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| dateOfCreation |
1650s
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| depicts |
children playing
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everyday life → houses in Delft → street scene → women doing household chores → |
| depictsTimeOfDay |
daytime
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| follows |
tradition of Dutch genre painting
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| genre |
Dutch Golden Age painting
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| hasArtHistoricalSignificance |
important example of Vermeer 27s early mature style
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| hasBeenExhibitedAt |
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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| hasColorPalette |
earth tones
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muted tones → |
| hasDepictionType |
cityscape
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domestic genre scene → outdoor scene → |
| hasSubject |
architecture
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domestic life → urban life → |
| height |
54.3 cm
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| inception |
circa 1657–1658
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| influencedBy |
Dutch genre painters of Delft and Amsterdam
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| languageOfTitle |
Dutch
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| locatedIn |
Amsterdam
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| location |
Rijksmuseum
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| materialUsed |
oil paint
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| movement |
Baroque
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| notableWorkOf |
Johannes Vermeer
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| orientation |
portrait format
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| originalTitle |
Het Straatje
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| paintingTechnique |
oil on canvas
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| partOf |
Dutch Golden Age art
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| setIn |
Delft
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| significantPlace |
Delft
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| style |
realism
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| surface |
canvas
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| usesPerspective |
linear perspective
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| width |
43.0 cm
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Esaias van de Velde
("A Village Street")
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Johannes Vermeer → Johannes Vermeer → |
notableWork |
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The Little Street
("Het Straatje")
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originalTitle |