Johannes Vermeer - Young Woman with a Water Pitcher 1662-1665
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Young Woman with a Water Pitcher 1662-1665
45x40cm oil/canvas
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, USA
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes
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From Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City:
The essential subject of this serene picture is an ideal woman in an ideal home. Her head and elegant costume are covered by linen scarves, which with the silver-gilt basin and pitcher and the open window suggest ablutions at the beginning of the day. A string of pearls emerges from the jewelry box. Balanced shapes and colors (mainly the primaries) enhance the harmonious mood. Works by Vermeer were newly known and coveted by American collectors of the Gilded Age: this canvas was the first of thirteen to enter the United States between 1887 and 1919.