Delen was born in Heusden and perhaps taught by Hendrick Aertsz. By 1626 he had settled in Arnemuiden, near Middelburg, where he died. He was a painter of imaginary architecture.
Dirck van Delen
1604/5 - 1671
Paintings by Dirck van Delen
This is a picture of an idealised city square, carefully painted to make sure that the perspectives, proportions and the effects of light and shade make it look as realistic as possible. Dirck van Delen specialised in painting buildings and imaginary architectural views, and the attention to such...
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