The Milkmaid
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The Milkmaid is a celebrated 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Johannes Vermeer depicting a domestic servant quietly pouring milk in a kitchen interior.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
genre painting
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oil painting → painting → |
| artForm |
painting
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| artist |
Johannes Vermeer
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| artisticStyle |
realism
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| cataloguedIn |
Rijksmuseum collection catalogue
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| city |
Amsterdam
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| collection |
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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| colorPalette |
blue and yellow accents
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| completionDate |
c. 1657–1658
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| country |
Netherlands
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| countryOfOrigin |
Dutch Republic
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| creator |
Johannes Vermeer
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| depicts |
domestic servant
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earthenware milk jug → foot warmer → kitchen interior → table with bread → window with daylight → woman pouring milk → |
| depictsTimePeriod |
17th-century Dutch domestic life
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| genre |
Dutch Golden Age painting
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| hasGenre |
everyday life scene
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interior scene → |
| hasPerspective |
single-point interior perspective
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| hasTitle |
Het melkmeisje
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The Milkmaid → |
| historicalContext |
Dutch Golden Age prosperity
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| iconography |
virtue and domesticity
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| inception |
c. 1657–1658
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| languageOfTitle |
Dutch
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| lighting |
natural light from left window
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| location |
Rijksmuseum
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| mainSubject |
domestic work
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milk → milkmaid → |
| materialUsed |
oil paint
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| movement |
Baroque
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Dutch Golden Age → |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of textures
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quiet domestic scene → use of light → |
| setInPeriod |
17th century
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| support |
canvas
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| surface |
fine, smooth brushwork with detailed passages
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Johannes Vermeer
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Johannes Vermeer → |
notableWork |
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The Milkmaid
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hasTitle |
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Het melkmeisje
("https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Milkmaid_(Vermeer)")
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hasWikipediaArticle |
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Rijksmuseum
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notableWorkInCollection |
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Catharina Bolnes
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spouseNotableWork |
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Het melkmeisje
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title |