Dutch Golden Age · 1632 — 1675
Johannes Vermeer
“Light is the only subject. Everything else is an excuse.”
In the room
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Johannes Vermeer
On loan · Mauritshuis, The Hague
The works
Follow this artistThree works in the room.
The Milkmaid
c. 1658 · Oil on canvas
€ 120,000,000
View of Delft
c. 1661 · Oil on canvas
Private collection
About the artist
About Johannes.
Thirty-four paintings survive. Each one holds a single quiet moment — a letter, a glance, a pour of milk — stilled so completely that three centuries later, the room is still holding its breath.