Young woman with water jug at the window
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| Young woman with water jug at the window |
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| Jan Vermeer , 1664-1665 |
| Oil on canvas |
| 45.7 x 40.6 cm |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Young Woman with a Water Jug at the Window is an oil painting by Jan Vermeer between 1664 and 1665. The 45.7 centimeter high and 40.6 centimeter wide picture shows a young lady with a water jug in her hand in front of a window. Today the painting hangs in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York .
Image description
In the center of the picture is a young woman. She opens a window with her right hand while she reaches for a water jug with her left hand. This jug, in turn, is in a larger plate. Both items are on a table with other items. This is decorated with a red-flowered ceiling. Behind the table is a chair with a blue fabric on it. Following the lady's gaze, she is just looking out the window. The young woman's clothes consist of a dark blue skirt, over which she wears a black and yellow top. A white cloth serves as her head covering.
A map hangs on the wall in the background of the picture.
literature
- Norbert Schneider: Vermeer all paintings . Taschen, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-8228-6377-7
- DuMont: Vermeer . DuMont literature and art publishing house, Cologne 2003.