The Milkmaid (Vermeer)

The Milkmaid (Vermeer)

Infobox Painting|



title=The Milkmaid
artist=Johannes Vermeer
year=1658
type=Oil on canvas
height=46
width=41
city=Amsterdam
museum=Rijksmuseum

"The Milkmaid" ("De Melkmeid"), sometimes called "The Kitchen Maid", is a painting of a milkmaid by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, and is housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

It was painted in 1658, using oil on canvas.

"Het Melkmeisje" is currently its most used name (in Dutch). Although less accurate in modern Dutch the word "meid" (maid) has gained a negative tone, not present in its diminutive: "meisje", hence the use of the more friendly title for the work, used by the Rijksmuseum and others.

Notable Household Items Included in This Painting

* Footwarmer
* Bread

References

* [http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/aria/aria_assets/SK-A-2344?lang=en&context_space=&context_id= Rijksmuseum page for this work]
* [http://www.essentialvermeer.com/catalogue/milkmaid.html 'Essential Vermeer' detailed, interactive analysis on 'The Milkmaid']


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