25-1Jan Vermeer,Allegory of the Art of Painting,1670–1675. Oil on canvas, 4 4 3 8 . Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
Dutch painters often specialized in domestic scenes, but Vermeer’s mother-in-law described this work as “the Art of Painting.”
Vermeer’s tribute to his craft includes a model holding the attributes of Clio.
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