Wednesday, April 16, 2014

JOHANNES VERMEER

The Milkmaid  (c.1660)


No.4

In the literature and paintings of Vermeer's time, maids were often depicted as subjects of male desire - dangerous women who threatened the honour and security of the home. In the above painting however, the artist has treated his subject in a sympathetic and dignified way.

Tomorrow - Val D'Aosta, by John Brett

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