The Allegory of Painting

Johannes Vermeer (baptized October 31, 1632, died December 15, 1675)



The Milkmaid (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) (c. 1658)




Woman Holding a Balance (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.) (1665)




Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh) (1654-1655)




The Allegory of Painting (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna) (1666-1667)