The Art of Painting ☰ Vermeer ☷ Canvas Add a Float Frame:No with a large cypress on

with a large cypress on the left

created at about the same time as Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette

temps gris) by Claude Monet is one of a small series that he painted in a rare vertical format to capture the spectacular effects of late afternoon light upon his beloved waterlily pond

and above the dove of the Holy Spirit

there was a drama in each figure I’m tempted to say

The Art of Painting ☰ Vermeer ☷ Canvas Add a Float Frame:No with a large cypress onThe Art of Painting (1668) by Johannes Vermeer, also known as The Allegory of Painting, or Painter in his Studio, depicts an artist painting a woman dressed in blue. Rich in iconography, it is considered his most complex work. The model is standing by a window, in front of a large map on the wall. The map, published by Claes Janszoon Visscher in 1636, shows the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands, flanked by 20 views of prominent Dutch cities. The