Interior of a Protestant, Gothic Church, with a Gravedigger in the Choir — History & Facts
The depiction of church interiors was a separate speciality. De Witte was one of the last 17th-century artists to concentrate on these perspectival masterpieces. This painting offers an oblique ‘through-view’ into a church.
The columns in the foreground lead the eye into the distance. In the background the light falls on a gravedigger; it was customary for eminent citizens to be buried in churches.
More Artworks by Emanuel de Witte
Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam
Emanuel de Witte
Interior of the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam
Emanuel de Witte
Interior of a Protestant Gothic Church with Motifs from the Oude and Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam
Emanuel de Witte
Interior of a Church
Emanuel de Witte
Interior of a Protestant, Gothic Church, with a Gravedigger in the Choir
Emanuel de Witte
Interior of a Protestant Gothic Church with Motifs from the Oude and Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam
Emanuel de Witte
Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk in Delft with the Tomb of William the Silent
Emanuel de Witte
Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft
Emanuel de Witte
The Interior of the Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, with a Sermon in Progress
Emanuel de Witte
Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft
Emanuel de Witte
