Interior of a Church

c. 1625/1630

Peeter Neeffs the Elder

Associated Names
Peeter Neeffs the Elder

Painter, Flemish, 1578/1590 - 1656/1661

This is a painting of a dark cathedral interior with grand architecture: high vaulted ceilings, arches, columns, and a checkered floor leading to a distant altar near the center of the painting. Light comes in through some arched windows on the left, illuminating patches of the wall, floor, and ceiling. Several people are in the cathedral, walking, sitting, or kneeling by smaller altars. They wear a variety of clothing, some colorful and intricate, others plain and dark.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on copper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Theodore Francis Green

  • Dimensions

    overall: 46.5 x 58.8 cm (18 5/16 x 23 1/8 in.)
    framed: 69.2 x 81.6 x 9.5 cm (27 1/4 x 32 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1948.10.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Senator Theodore Francis Green [1867-1966], Providence, Rhode Island; gift 1948 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

  • A Collector's Cabinet, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1998, no. 41.

Bibliography

1965

  • National Gallery of Art. Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. Washington, 1965: 96.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 85, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 252, repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 291, repro.

2005

  • Wheelock, Arthur K., Jr. Flemish Paintings of the Seventeenth Century. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 2005: 134-137, color repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20177048

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