Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Milkmaid (Het melkmeisje) c.1660 Oil on canvas, 45.5 x 41 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam A maidservant pours milk, entirely absorbed in her work. Except for the stream of milk, everything else is still. Vermeer took this simple everyday…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Love Letter (De liefdesbrief) c.1669–1670 Oil on canvas, 44 x 38.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Vermeer chose an unusual vantage point for this painting. From a dim space in the foreground, a glimpse is afforded of another room…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Glass of Wine (Het glas wijn) 1658–1660 Oil on canvas, 67.7 x 79.6 cm Gemäldegalerie, Berlin In the reflection of cool daylight, which penetrates from the left, especially through the front of the two windows, a young…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Girl with the Wineglass (Maedchen mit weinglas) c.1658–1659 Oil on canvas, 78 x 67 cm Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig Compare: Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Glass of Wine 1658–1660 Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman with a Lute (De luitspeelster) 1662–1663 Oil on canvas, 51.4 x 45.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York A young woman glances out a window while tuning her lute. Open songbooks and a viola da gamba…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) A Maid Asleep (Slapend meisje) 1656–1657 Oil on canvas, 87.6 x 76.5 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The misbehavior of unsupervised maidservants was a common subject for seventeenth-century Dutch painters. Yet in his depiction of a…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Young Woman with a Water Pitcher (Vrouw met waterkan) c.1662 Oil on canvas, 45.7 x 40.6 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Standing at an open window, a woman begins her day with ablutions from a gilt-silver…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Woman Holding a Balance (Vrouw met weegschaal) c.1664 Oil on canvas, 39.7 x 35.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Woman Holding a Balance is a superb example of Johannes Vermeer’s exquisite sense of stability and rhythm. A…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) A Lady writing (Schrijvende vrouw in het geel) c.1665 Oil on canvas, 45 x 39.9 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Above all, Johannes Vermeer was a painter of light. In this exquisite painting, diffused light softly illuminates…
Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) The Guitar Player (De gitaarspeelster) c.1672 Oil on canvas, 53 x 46.3 cm Kenwood House, London Compare: Vermeer, Jan (1632-1675) Young Woman seated at a Virginal c.1672–1675 Private collection, New York