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by Jan Vermeer (1632-1675), in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
A stunning, framed replica on artists' grade canvas
One of only 35 surviving paintings by one of the greatest Dutch painters, The Artist’s Studio is rich with symbols and icons. The demure model poses as Clio, the muse of history and fame, while the other objects speak to Vermeer’s view of world events. Complex in design, Vermeer displays his mastery at composition suffused with cool, silvery light. Our canvas replica captures the original painting’s texture, depth of color, and subtle hand-applied brushstrokes. Our ornate, hardwood frame includes a solid brass museum plate etched with the title and artist's name.
25"W x 28"H. 30 lbs.
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Artist’s Studio: Classic Art Reproduction |
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$275.00
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This item will be custom made for you. Materials required for the creation of your item are in stock. Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery!
Oversized: $5.00 + standard shipping and handling charges apply
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 Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)
Johannes Vermeer was born on October 31, 1632 and is considered a master of Dutch art of the 17th century. He spent most of his life in the town of Delft, the Netherlands. Very little is known about the life of Vermeer, but it is likely that his art-dealer father introduced him to painting. Although only a moderately successful painter in his lifetime, Johannes Vermeer paintings are now acknowledged as masterpieces, especially for the treatment and use of light in his oeuvre.
The incomparable Dutch artist is known for his solitary, serene figures caught in the act of private contemplation. A painter from the Dutch Baroque era, Vermeer dealt mainly with subjects set in interiors. He had an infallible grasp of pictorial design and Vermeer paintings are firmly objective while recording the soft play of daylight on shapes and surfaces.
Throughout his lifetime, Johannes Vermeer lived simply with his wife and children in a small town, exchanging his paintings as payment with the local grocers and bakers. His paintings depict a cross section of 17th century Dutch society, from The Milkmaid to another world of Dutch aristocratic and upper middle-class society, where the theatre in which these characters appear is a lavish one, with precious carpets and fine musical instruments to be played. The ladies do lacework and entertain in their salons. Famous Vermeer paintings recreate the figures of Dutch society as wholly devoted to the finer things in life.
Vermeer s most famous painting is The Girl with a Pearl Earring, which exemplifies Vermeer s mastery of the Dutch genre painting with masterful composition and shades of soft, silvery light. This Vermeer painting is known as the Mona Lisa of the North.
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