The art of painting

Vermeer, Johannes (1632-1675)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
1666-1668
Height:
120.0 cm  (47 1/4 in.)
Width:
100.0 cm  (39 3/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

Additional titles

Die Malkunst

    Item location

  • Kunsthistorisches Museum (Wien)
    [Museum inv. no.: GG_9128]

Description

An artist is shown from behind, painting a female subject in his studio, by a window, with a large map of the Netherlands on the wall behind. The woman is dressed as the muse Clio, and holds a natural trumpet.

Iconclass

48C511
painter at work, in his studio
92D421
Clio (one of the Muses); 'Clio' (Ripa)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Natural trumpet [4419]

RIdIM images


© KHM-Museumsverband

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

4599