Johannes Vermeer · c.1666–68
The Art of Painting
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Vermeer's allegorical self-image — a painter from behind at his easel, a model in laurel crown holding a trumpet. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
Up to 30 × 36 in · portrait
Size
Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.
Format & finish
Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.
Scale next to a 5'10" person
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The story of The Art of Painting
The Art of Painting, also known as The Allegory of Painting, or Painter in his Studio, is a 17th-century oil on canvas painting by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. It is owned by the Austrian Republic and is on display in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Johannes Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle-class life. He is considered one of the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. During his lifetime, he was a moderately successful provincial genre painter, recognized in Delft and The Hague. He produced relatively few paintings, primarily earning his living as an art dealer. He was not wealthy; at his death, his wife was left in debt.
All Johannes Vermeer prints →Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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