Interior of the Oude Kerk in Amsterrdam

Interior of the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam was painted by Emanuel de Witte in 1665, executed in oil on canvas. The work subsequently entered the Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection and is now held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where it is credited to that collection.

The sources do not document an earlier provenance, a specific commissioner, or any intermediate owners between the artist and the Van Otterloo collection, so the ownership chain prior to its acquisition by the Van Otterloo cannot be reconstructed from the available evidence.

The painting is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as part of the Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection.

Its inventory number is 2007.42. It was accessioned in 2007.

The work has not been recorded as included in any exhibitions in the provided sources.

Emanuel de Witte’s 1665 oil on canvas presents the interior of Amsterdam’s Oude Kerk. The composition captures a bustling nave filled with congregants, illuminated by daylight that filters through the church’s stained‑glass windows. The work is part of the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and exemplifies the Dutch Golden Age’s interest in architectural interiors.