Art of Painting. The Art of Painting, also known as The Allegory of Painting, or Painter in his Studio, is a 17th-century oil on canvas painting by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.
It is owned by the Austrian Republic and is on display in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. This illusionistic painting is one of Vermeer's most famous.
In 1868 Thoré-Bürger, known today for his rediscovery of the work of painter Johannes Vermeer, regarded this painting as his most interesting. Svetlana Alpers describes it as unique and ambitious; Walter Liedtke as a virtuoso display of the artist's power of invention and execution, staged in an imaginary version of his studio.
According to Albert Blankert No other painting so flawlessly integrates naturalistic technique, brightly illuminated space, and a complexly integrated composition. Many art historians think that it is an allegory of painting, hence the alternative title of the painting.
Its composition and iconography make it the most complex Vermeer work of all. After Vermeer's Christ in the House of Martha and Mary it is his largest work. The painting depicts an artist painting a woman dressed in blue posing as a model in his studio. The subject is standing by a window and a large map of the Low Countries hangs on the wall behind. It is signed to the right of the girl I Ver. Meer, but not dated. Most experts assume it was executed sometime between 1665/
It is owned by the Austrian Republic and is on display in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. This illusionistic painting is one of Vermeer's most famous.
In 1868 Thoré-Bürger, known today for his rediscovery of the work of painter Johannes Vermeer, regarded this painting as his most interesting. Svetlana Alpers describes it as unique and ambitious; Walter Liedtke as a virtuoso display of the artist's power of invention and execution, staged in an imaginary version of his studio.
According to Albert Blankert No other painting so flawlessly integrates naturalistic technique, brightly illuminated space, and a complexly integrated composition. Many art historians think that it is an allegory of painting, hence the alternative title of the painting.
Its composition and iconography make it the most complex Vermeer work of all. After Vermeer's Christ in the House of Martha and Mary it is his largest work. The painting depicts an artist painting a woman dressed in blue posing as a model in his studio. The subject is standing by a window and a large map of the Low Countries hangs on the wall behind. It is signed to the right of the girl I Ver. Meer, but not dated. Most experts assume it was executed sometime between 1665/
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