HISTORY OF ART
The Art of Painting
Not for nothing is 17th-century Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer known as the ‘master of light’; the effect of daylight casting light and shade on the subjects of this remarkable painting gives the work an almost photographic quality: there's no doubt it was a piece designed to impress.
“ is a very special work and one that Vermeer held onto until his death,” comments Dr Sabine Pénot, curator of Netherlandish and Dutch
