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Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
Johannes Vermeer · ca. 1662
Young Woman with a Water Pitcher by Johannes Vermeer: Marquand Collection, Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1889
What to notice
Follow daylight from the window across the woman’s white head covering, yellow bodice, metal basin, and blue fabric; quiet color shifts structure the entire room.
Discover
Vermeer painted Young Woman with a Water Pitcher around 1662. Daylight from the window moves across white linen, a yellow bodice, blue fabric, and a metal basin, turning a quiet domestic gesture into a study of color and illumination.
Source institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rights status: Public Domain / The Met Open Access
Rights status: Public Domain / The Met Open Access
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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