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The Procuress by Johannes Vermeer

The Procuress

Johannes Vermeer · 1656

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Artist
Johannes Vermeer
Date
1656
Location
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
ART MOVEMENTS
BaroqueDutch Golden Age painting
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THE ARTIST

Johannes Vermeer

1632–1675 · Dutch Republic

Vermeer painted just 34 known works, yet became one of history's most beloved masters of light.

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Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window 1658 · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden Christ in the House of Martha and Mary Christ in the House of Martha and Mary 1650 · Scottish National Gallery Diana and her Nymphs Diana and her Nymphs 1650 · Mauritshuis The Girl with the Wine Glass The Girl with the Wine Glass 1650 · Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum Saint Praxedis Saint Praxedis 1655 · National Museum of Western Art A Maid Asleep A Maid Asleep 1656 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Young Woman with a Water Pitcher Young Woman with a Water Pitcher 1657 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Officer and Laughing Girl Officer and Laughing Girl 1658 · The Frick Collection
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The Entombment of Christ The Entombment of Christ Caravaggio · 1600 · Pinacoteca Vaticana The Capture of Samson The Capture of Samson Rubens · 1609 · Art Institute of Chicago Kitchen Scene Kitchen Scene Velázquez · 1618 · Art Institute of Chicago Boy with a Lute Boy with a Lute Hals · 1620 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Beyond Vermeer and Baroque: works from the same years, and from the other movements The Procuress belongs to.

Anna van der Aar (born 1576/77, died after 1626) Same movement · Dutch Golden Age painting Anna van der Aar (born 1576/77, died after 1626) Frans Hals · 1626 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art The anatomy lesson of Dr. Joan Deijman Same era · 1640s–1670s The anatomy lesson of Dr. Joan Deijman Rembrandt · 1656 · Rijksmuseum Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol (born about 1599, died 1671 or later) Same movement · Dutch Golden Age painting Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol (born about 1599, died 1671 or later) Rembrandt · 1626 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Frans Hals (1582/83–1666) Same era · 1640s–1670s Frans Hals (1582/83–1666) Frans Hals · 1650 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art portrait of Count Ludwig VI. von Hessen-Darmstadt Same era · 1640s–1670s portrait of Count Ludwig VI. von Hessen-Darmstadt Salomon Duarte · 1660 · Bavarian State Painting Collections A lady holding a crucifix Same era · 1640s–1670s A lady holding a crucifix Willem van der Vliet · 1650 The Denial of Saint Peter Same era · 1640s–1670s The Denial of Saint Peter Georges de La Tour · 1650 · Nantes Museum of Arts Resurrection of Christ Same era · 1640s–1670s Resurrection of Christ Samuel van Hoogstraten · 1665 · Art Institute of Chicago
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