The Guitar Player

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The Guitar Player is a celebrated 17th-century genre painting by Johannes Vermeer depicting a young woman playing a guitar, notable for its vibrant color and intimate domestic scene.

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The Guitar Player canonical 3
De Gitaarspeelster 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
artForm easel painting
artHistoricalSignificance important example of Vermeer’s musical subject paintings
represents Vermeer’s mature style
artist Johannes Vermeer
collection English Heritage
colorCharacteristic strong contrasts of light and shadow
vivid yellow tones
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
creator Johannes Vermeer
creatorBirthPlace Delft
creatorGender male
creatorMovement Dutch Golden Age painting
creatorNationality Dutch
dateOfCreation circa 1672
depicts guitar
musical instrument
musical performance
seated figure
young woman playing a guitar
genre genre painting
hasType domestic interior
interior scene
inception 1670s
languageOfTitle English
location Kenwood House
mainSubject woman playing guitar
materialUsed oil paint
movement Baroque
Dutch Golden Age painting
notableFor composition
depiction of music-making
intimate domestic scene
use of light
vibrant color
partOf Vermeer catalogue raisonnés
surface form: Vermeer’s late works
setting domestic interior in Delft
support canvas
title The Guitar Player self-link

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Iveagh Bequest hasNotableWork The Guitar Player
The Guitar Player title The Guitar Player self-link
The Guitar Player by Johannes Vermeer title The Guitar Player
subject surface form: The Guitar Player
The Guitar Player by Johannes Vermeer originalTitle The Guitar Player
subject surface form: The Guitar Player
this entity surface form: De Gitaarspeelster