Emanuel de Witte

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Emanuel de Witte was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his atmospheric church interiors and masterful use of light and perspective.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch Golden Age painter
human
painter
activeYearsEnd 1692
activeYearsStart c. 1630s
artisticFocus complex perspective constructions
rendering of light in interior spaces
causeOfDeath suicide by drowning
countryOfBirth Dutch Republic
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
countryOfDeath Dutch Republic
dateOfBirth c. 1617
dateOfDeath 1692
ethnicGroup Dutch
fieldOfWork architectural painting
church interior painting
painting
genre architectural interior
church interior
harbor scene
market scene
influenced later Dutch architectural painters
influencedBy Pieter Jansz Saenredam
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
mannerOfDeath suicide
memberOf Guild of Saint Luke (Amsterdam)
Guild of Saint Luke (Delft)
movement Dutch Golden Age
name Emanuel de Witte
notableFor atmospheric church interiors
masterful use of light
masterful use of perspective
notableWork Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam
Interior of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
Interior with a Woman Playing a Virginal
The Fish Market
occupation painter
placeOfBirth Alkmaar NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Amsterdam
residence Alkmaar NERFINISHED
Amsterdam
Delft NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
style realism
workLocation Amsterdam
Delft NERFINISHED
Rotterdam NERFINISHED

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