The Virgin and Child by Vermeer

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Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf painting
gptkbp:acquisition gift_from_Kress_Foundation
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Johannes_Vermeer
gptkbp:artMovement Baroque art
gptkbp:artwork inspired contemporary artists
replicated in various forms
remains a subject of study
featured in art history courses
remains a popular subject in art
influenced religious iconography
analyzed in art criticism
subject of numerous publications
influenced_modern_interpretations_of_Mary
gptkbp:collection gptkb:Samuel_H._Kress_Collection
gptkbp:culturalSignificance depicts maternal bond
gptkbp:dimensions 74.3 cm × 60.3 cm
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:National_Gallery_of_Art,_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Vermeer_and_the_Masters_of_Genre_Painting
gptkbp:genre religious painting
gptkbp:historicalContext 17th century Netherlands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Virgin and Child by Vermeer
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Dutch_Golden_Age_painting
gptkbp:influenced subsequent religious artworks
gptkbp:influencedBy Caravaggio
Rembrandt
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Christian_iconography
gptkbp:location gptkb:National_Gallery_of_Art
gptkbp:medium oil on canvas
gptkbp:notableFeature realistic details
use of light
intimate composition
gptkbp:partOf Western art history
gptkbp:relatedTo Madonna_and_Child_theme
gptkbp:style Baroque
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Virgin_Mary
Jesus Christ
gptkbp:symbolism innocence
purity
divine motherhood
gptkbp:technique chiaroscuro
gptkbp:technology glazing
layering
gptkbp:yearEstablished c. 1665