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Summary

Johannes Vermeer: Woman Holding a Balance

Artist



Alternative names	Johannes van der Meer, Jan Vermeer, Jan Vermeer van Delft, Johannes Reyniersz. Vermeer
Description	Dutch painter and art dealer
Date of birth/death	October 1632	15 December 1675 (buried)
Location of birth/death	Delft	Delft
Work period	1653–1675
Work location	Delft (1653–1675)
Authority file	: Q41264 VIAF: 51961439 ISNI: 000000010901268X ULAN: 500032927 LCCN: n79006488 NLA: 35580238 WorldCat

Title

Deutsch: Die Perlenwägerin

English: Woman Holding a Balance

Nederlands: Vrouw met weegschaal

Object type

painting

Genre

genre art

Date

circa 1665

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

42 × 35.5 cm (16.5 × 13.9 in)

Collection

National Gallery of Art

	Native name	National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
	Location	Washington, D.C., United States of America
	Coordinates	38° 53′ 29″ N, 77° 01′ 12″ W
	Established	17 March 1941
	Website	www.nga.gov
	Authority file	: Q214867 VIAF: 3064149198328574940008 ISNI: 0000000123753994 ULAN: 500115983 LCCN: n79054426 NAID: 10479068 WorldCat

Accession number

1942.9.97 (National Gallery of Art)

Object history

1911: in collection of Peter Arrell Brown Widener

Exhibition history

Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting. Inspiration and Rivalry., Louvre Museum (20 February 2017 - )
Vermeer, Rijksmuseum, 10 February 2023 - 4 June 2023

Notes

Genre works

References

Source/Photographer

National Gallery of Art, Washington (D.C.).

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	15:38, 1 July 2010	1,256 × 1,416 (234 KB)	Moonriddengirl	Reverted to version as of 19:02, 29 June 2010; cropped version.
	14:43, 1 July 2010	781 × 860 (528 KB)	Jan Arkesteijn	Reverted to version as of 16:24, 9 May 2010 because although small it shows details the best
	19:02, 29 June 2010	1,256 × 1,416 (234 KB)	Moonriddengirl	This more detailed version, while nice, is cropped! Please upload it as separate so that the entire piece is visible here.
	16:24, 9 May 2010	781 × 860 (528 KB)	Jan Arkesteijn	more detailed version
	08:49, 21 May 2005	1,256 × 1,416 (234 KB)	File Upload Bot (Eloquence)	{{Painting\| \|Title=<br /> ''de:'' Die Perlenwägerin \|Technique=<br /> ''de:'' Öl auf Leinwand \|Dimensions=<br /> ''de:'' 42 × 35,5 cm \|Location=<br /> ''de:'' Washington (D.C.) \|Country=<br /> ** ''de:'' Niederlande (Holland) \|Gallery=<br /