Young Woman with a Water Pitcher

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Title

Young Woman with a Water Pitcher

Subject

Genre Scene

Description

This piece by Dutch Renaissance artist Johannes Vermeer depicts an everyday scene in which a young woman prepares for her day, and washes with a pitcher and basin. She looks out the stained glass window at left, while a map of the Dutch Republic hangs in the upper right.

Creator

Johannes Vermeer (Jan van der Meer)

Source

https://www.metmuseum.org/en/art/collection/search/437881

Publisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date

ca. 1662

Contributor

Vincenzo James Harty

Rights

Public Domain

Format

Oil on Canvas, 18 x 16 in. (45.7 x 40.6 cm)

Identifier

89.15.21 (Met Archive Number)

Coverage

Dutch Renaissance

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Painting

Physical Dimensions

18 x 16 in. (45.7 x 40.6 cm)