Woman Holding a Balance by Johannes Vermeer
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"Woman Holding a Balance" is a 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Johannes Vermeer that depicts a woman quietly weighing objects in a serene, light-filled interior, often interpreted as a meditation on judgment and spiritual balance.
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| instanceOf |
Dutch Golden Age painting
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oil painting → painting → |
| artHistoricalInterpretation |
allegory of temperance and moderation
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contrast between material wealth and spiritual values → meditation on the weighing of souls → |
| artist |
Johannes Vermeer
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| catalogueRaisonneNumber |
Pieter C. Sutton no. 24 (approximate; numbering may vary by catalogue)
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| city |
Washington, D.C.
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| collection |
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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| country |
United States
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| countryOfOrigin |
Dutch Republic
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| creator |
Johannes Vermeer
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| dateOfCreation |
c. 1662–1663
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| depicts |
balance scale
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curtain → gold coins → mirror → painting of the Last Judgment → pearl jewelry → table → window → woman → |
| genre |
genre painting
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| height |
42.5 cm
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| inception |
c. 1662
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| languageOfTitle |
Dutch
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| lighting |
natural light from a window
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| location |
National Gallery of Art
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| medium |
oil on canvas
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| movement |
Baroque
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Dutch Golden Age → |
| notableFor |
careful composition and geometry
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serene atmosphere → symbolic use of everyday objects → |
| originalTitle |
Vrouw met weegschaal
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| partOfSeries |
Vermeer’s mature interior genre scenes
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| rights |
public domain
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| setting |
domestic interior
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| style |
quiet, contemplative interior scene
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subtle use of light and shadow → |
| support |
canvas
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| technique |
fine, smooth brushwork
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| theme |
judgment
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moral reflection → spiritual balance → vanitas → |
| width |
38 cm
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Johannes Vermeer
("Woman Holding a Balance")
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notableWork |
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National Gallery of Art
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notableWorkInCollection |
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Woman Holding a Balance
("Vrouw met weegschaal")
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originalTitle |