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Mistress and Maid
ArtistJohannes Vermeer
Yearc. 1666–1667 (Liedtke p392)
TypeOil on canvas
Dimensions90.2 cm × 78.7 cm (35.5 in × 31.0 in)
LocationFrick Collection, New York

Mistress and Maid is a painting created by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer in c. 1666-1667 (Liedtke p392) and at the Frick Collection museum in New York.

Description

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Reception

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Provenance and Exhibitions

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In 1802, the painting was auctioned off in Paris. The catalogue announced: "Here, for the first time, we have occasion to mention this able painter in our catalogues and to offer amateurs one of his striking works."[1]

See also

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  • [[List of paintings by Johannes Vermeer
  • [[Dutch Golden Age painting

References

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  1. ^ Wheelock, Arthur, Jr., Johannes Vermeer, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995. ISBN O-300-06558-2

Sources

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  • Liedtke, Walter; Michiel C. Plomp and Axel Ruger (2001). [0870999737 Vermeer and the Delft School]. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. pp. 372, 374. ISBN 0870999737. 0870999737.
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