Marcel Proust was supposedly cured of a bout of giddiness when he saw this painting, and he described the "sunlit" patch of yellow in this painting as the manifestation of "artistic perfection." Carel Fabritius made a painting with a similar title to this one, but it depicts a music instrument's seller's stall. This painting depicts a city that was also shown in its artist's The Little Street. In the background of this painting, one can make out the tower of the "Old Chu
Marcel Proust was supposedly cured of a bout of giddiness when he saw this painting, and he described the "sunlit" patch of yellow in this painting as the manifestation of "artistic perfection." Carel Fabritius made a painting with a similar title to this one, but it depicts a music instrument's seller's stall. This painting depicts a city that was also shown in its artist's The Little Street. In the background of this painting, one can make out the tower of the "Old Church." Many buildings in this painting are in (*) shadow, though not the large New Church. The clock on the Gate Schiedam (SHY-dam) in this painting indicates that the time of day is 7am. The front foreground of this painting is dominated by a quay, where there are numerous ships. A cloudy sky dominates the upper half of this painting, which shows half a dozen peasants on a dirt foreground in the bottom left. For 10 points, name this cityscape by Jan Vermeer.
Marcel Proust was supposedly cured of a bout of giddiness when he saw this painting, and he described the "sunlit" patch of yellow in this painting as the manifestation of "artistic perfection."
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