•Interpretation of Woman with a Pearl Necklace •Analysis of Other Works by Vermeer Description Artist:Jan Vermeer(1632-75) Medium:Oil painting Type:Genre painting Movement:Dutch Realism Location:Gemaldegalerie SMPK, Berlin. For explanations of other pictures, see:Famous Paintings Analyzed. ...
given the enormity of his reputation—Vermeer created many of his greatest paintings, most of them interior scenes. No other contemporary Dutch artist created scenes with such luminosity or purity of color, and no other painter’s work was infused with a comparable sense of timelessness and human...
Other articles where Young Woman with a Water Pitcher is discussed: Johannes Vermeer: Themes: In paintings such as Young Woman with a Water Pitcher (c. 1662), Woman with a Pearl Necklace (c. 1662/65), and Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (c. 1663; also cal
Woman with a Pearl NecklaceVermeer
While the presence of the Last Judgment indicates that the message of this painting has religious connotations, we should not forget its similarities to other works by Vermeer of the mid-1660s; such as Young Woman with a Water Jug, and Woman in Blue Reading a Letter. These two works, as...