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Keyring, Metal gold, RND, Milkmaid Vermeer
AKMW000005
Keyring, Metal silver, RT, Milkmaid Vermeer
AKMW000003
Keyring, Metal silver, SQ, Milkmaid Vermeer
AKMW000001
Pouch, Vermeer, The Milkmaid
AETW000006
File Sheet, A4, Vermeer, Milkmaid
WFFW000022
Exercise book, A5, Vermeer, The Milkmaid
WEBW000004
Lens cloth, The Milkmaid, Vermeer
ALCW000049
Scarf , Vermeer, The Milkmaid
ASSW000010
Mug , Vermeer, The Milkmaid
HMUW000030
Paint tube Pen, Milkmaid, Vermeer
WPAW000010
Pocket Mirror, Ø 80 mm, Milkmaid, Vermeer
APMW000037
Tea Towel, Milkmaid, Vermeer
HTTW000014
Shopper bag, Vermeer, The Milkmaid
BSHW000020
Folding Pocket Mirror, The Milkmaid, Vermeer
AFMW000001
Pillbox, Vermeer, The Milkmaid
APBW000001
Cufflinks, The Milkmaid, Vermeer
AJCW000020
Coasters, Paintings, Vermeer
HCOW000022
Mini Magnet Set, Vermeer
MMIW000014
Paper Napkins, Milkmaid, Vermeer
HNAW000004
Paper Vase, The Milkmaid, Vermeer
HPVW000003
Midi tray (27 x 20 cm) Milkmaid, Vermeer
HSTW000030
The Milkmaid (ca. 1660) is one of the most famous paintings painted by Johannes Vermeer. This painting shows a simple maid, recognizable by her simple clothing and headscarf, pouring milk into a jug, giving it the name "The Milkmaid". Vermeer turned this everyday act into a beautiful work of art.
The composition
In the painting the milkmaid stands in the center of a room with a window to her left through which light enters. To her left is a table with a cloth, on which various objects can be seen, such as a wicker basket with bread, a jug, a bowl and a copper pot. Her attention is focused on the bowl into which she pours the milk. Apart from the milk jet, everything seems to stand still in the painting. On the right side of the sparsely furnished room is a stove. The history of the room is suggested by the wall behind the milkmaid, with visible holes and a protruding nail.
Clothing
Vermeer uses primary colors for the clothing: red for the underskirt, blue for the upper skirt and yellow for the vest. Maids often wore blue skirts, because stains were less visible on blue skirts. Upper arms received no sun and therefore remained white; forearms are bluish-red: arms of a working woman who is scrubbing and cleaning.
The painting can be admired in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.
