Stories about Vermeer and the Dutch Golden Age--and the clues the artists leave us to understand the paintings.
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Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
One of Vermeer’s most-loved genre paintings is Young Woman with a Water Pitcher. Although many of Vermeer’s genre paintings seem to have some sort of story or message or moral, this one seems to just “be.” It is one of the simplest composit...
Titus and Rembrandt van Rijn: A Father-Son Story
Titus van Rijn was Rembrandt’s only son to survive to adulthood. Rembrandt painted him at least four times and made several etchings and drawings of him as well. The series of images follows this young man from age 14 until he was in his 20...
The Viola da Gamba in Vermeer Paintings
When Johannes Vermeer needed a phallic symbol, he reached for the viola da gamba.
The Viola da Gamba
A viola da gamba literally means a “viol of the leg.” It was a musical instrument that was held between the legs, much like a cello. But...
Rachel Ruysch
Rachel Ruysch (1664-1750) was one of the most successful still-life painters of the Dutch Golden Age, male or female. She was quite famous and quite successful during her lifetime. Unlike many other women artists of the time, she continued...
Citterns in the Paintings of Johannes Vermeer
Music was an important part of Dutch life in the 17th century, and it clearly mattered to Vermeer: Fourteen of his paintings include a musical instrument—more than a third of them. The inventory includes a recorder, a guitar, five citterns,...
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