Johannes Vermeer’s Mistress and Maid: new discoveries cast light on changes to the composition and the discoloration of some paint passages

Johannes Vermeer’s Mistress and Maid: new discoveries cast light on changes to the composition and the discoloration of some paint passages

Abstract Among the thirty-six paintings ascribed to the Dutch seventeenth century artist Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675), Mistress and Maid, in The Frick Collection, stands out for the large-scale figures set against a rather plain background depicting a barely discernible curtain. Although generally a...

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Main Authors: Dorothy Mahon, Silvia A. Centeno, Margaret Iacono, Federico Carό, Heike Stege, Andrea Obermeier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-03-01
Series:Heritage Science
Subjects:
Johannes Vermeer
Mistress and Maid
Darkening
Color change
Underlying composition
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-020-00375-2

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