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Description:
Artwork: The Milkmaid, c. 1660
Author: Johannes Vermeer (1632 - 1675)
Technique: oil on canvas
A maidservant pours milk, entirely absorbed in her work. Except for the stream of milk, everything else is still. Vermeer took this simple everyday activity and made it the subject of an impressive painting - the woman stands like a statue in the lit room. Vermeer also had an eye for how light by means of hundreds of colourful dots plays over the surface of objects.
Purchase with the support of the Rembrandt Association, 1908, SK-A-2344
Source of information: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Author (source) of image: Personal archive
Recommended/Related linkshttps://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio/artists/johannes-vermeer

The Milkmaid, Johannes Vermeer, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam