Woman Holding a Balance
Johannes Vermeer · c. 1664 · oil on canvas
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About this picture
Woman Holding a Balance is a public-domain painting by Johannes Vermeer, dated c. 1664. Oil on canvas. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Woman Holding a Balance” (c. 1664) is one of the few dozen pictures Vermeer left, usually a quiet Delft interior with daylight on a wall or a person at a task.
About the artist
Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) was a Dutch painter in Delft who left only a few dozen pictures. Most are quiet interiors, with daylight falling across a wall, a map, or a person at a task.
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