Het melkmeisje johannes vermeer biography

Johannes vermeer cause of death The Milkmaid (Dutch: De melkmeid or Het melkmeisje), sometimes called The Kitchen Maid (Dutch: De keukenmeid), is an oil-on-canvas painting of a "milkmaid", in fact, a domestic kitchen maid, by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer.

Girl reading a letter at an open window Het melkmeisje, ook wel De keuken- of melkmeid genoemd, is een schilderij van de Hollandse meester Johannes Vermeer uit circa In een veilingcatalogus uit wordt het werk vermeld als Een Meyd die Melk uytgiet.

The milkmaid by johannes vermeer As she stands before a rough, white-plastered wall, The Milkmaid assumes a dignity far in excess of the simple task she performs. She emanates a wholesomeness and a sense of moral purpose that stem from the steadfastness of her gaze as she carefully measures the milk into an earthenware bowl.

het melkmeisje johannes vermeer biography

Johannes vermeer art style Influenced by the detailed realism of Gerrit Dou (–) and his followers in Leiden, Vermeer created his most illusionistic image in The Milkmaid (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, SK-A). To modern viewers, the painting may seem almost photographic in its realism. However, the composition was very carefully designed.

Johannes vermeer wife cause of death The Milkmaid (Dutch: De Melkmeid or Het Melkmeisje), sometimes called The Kitchen Maid, is an oil-on-canvas painting of a "milkmaid", in fact, a domestic kitchen maid, by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer. It is now in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, which regards it as "unquestionably one of the museum's finest attractions".

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The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer is referred to in Dutch as “De Melkmeid” or “Het Melkmeisje.” This refers to the occupation of the girl depicted in the painting who is doing her daily chores while working with dairy products like milk, butter, and cheese.

Milkmaid history Unlike most of Vermeer's paintings, which depict elegantly dressed people in well appointed surroundings, The Milkmaid (De Melkmeid or Het Melkmeisje) is Vermeer's tender rendering of a sturdy 'kitchen maid' (milkmaids milked cows) performing a simple household chore in a simple kitchen setting.

Woman reading a letter The Milkmaid (Dutch: De melkmeid or Het melkmeisje), sometimes called The Kitchen Maid (Dutch: De keukenmeid), is an oil-on-canvas painting of a "milkmaid", in fact, a domestic kitchen maid, by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer.