View of Delft ☵ Vermeer ☰ Canvas woodblock capturing the essence of a

capturing the essence of a summer stroll through a field of flowers

one of two gates on Delft's south side

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket (1877) by James McNeill Whistler depicts a fireworks display in the foggy night sky

stars in the night sky

View of Delft ☵ Vermeer ☰ Canvas woodblock capturing the essence of aView of Delft (1661, Gezicht op Delft) by Johannes Vermeer is his only cityscape, and one of his most famous paintings. Vermeer has only three known paintings of Delft, View of Delft, The Little Street, and the lost painting House Standing in Delft. On the right is a medieval brick building called the Rotterdam Gate, one of two gates on Delft's south side. Behind the Rotterdam Gate is the spire of the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church). The Schiedam Gate is in