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The lacemaker by Johannes Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer · 1669 · Musée du Louvre

The lacemaker

The story

A young woman bends over her lace pillow with extraordinary concentration, the threads of pink and white catching the light. Around 1669 — Vermeer's smallest masterpiece, only about 24 by 21 cm.

Artist
Johannes Vermeer
Year
1669
Period
Baroque
Where it lives
Musée du Louvre
Rights
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