Complete Vermeer Catalogue: 1653-1675

SAINT PRAXEDIS

1655
oil on canvas
40 x 32 1/2 in. (101.6 x 82.6 cm.)
Barbara Piasecka The Johnson Collection Foundation

temporary exhibition:
12 May - 22 August 2010, Mauritshuis, The Hague
The Young Vermeer

DIANA AND HER COMPANIONS

c. 1653-1656
oil on canvas
38 1/4 x 41 3/8 in. (98.5 x 105 cm.)
Koninklijk Kabinet van
Schilderijen Mauritshuis, The Hague
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temporary exhibition:
12 May - 22 August 20100, Mauritshuis, The Hague
The Young Vermeer

CHRIST IN THE HOUSE OF
MARTHA AND MARY

c. 1654-1655
oil on canvas
63 x 53 7/8 in. (160 x 142 cm.)
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
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temporary exhibition:
12 May - 22 August 2010, Mauritshuis, The Hague
The Young Vermeer

THE PROCURESS

1656
oil in canvas
56 1/2 x 51 1/8 in. (143 x 130 cm.)
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery), Dresden
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A MAID ASLEEP

c. 1657
oil on canvas
34 1/2 x 30 1/8 in. (87.6 x 76.5 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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A GIRL READING A LETTER
BY AN OPEN WINDOW

c. 1657-1659
oil on canvas
32 1/4 x 25 3/8 in. (83 x 64.5 cm.)
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
(Old Masters Picture Gallery), Dresden
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THE LITTLE STREET

c. 1657-1661
oil on canvas
21 1/16 x 17 1/8 in. (53.5 c 43.5 cm.)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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OFFICER AND LAUGHING GIRL

c. 1655-1660
oil on canvas
19 7/8 x 18 1/8 in. (50.5 x 46 cm.)
Frick Collection, New York
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THE MILKMAID

c. 1658-1661
oil on canvas
17 7/8 x 16 in. (45.45 x 40.6 cm.)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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THE GLASS OF WINE

c. 1658-1660
oil on canvas
25 1/8 x 30 1/4 in. (65 x 77 cm.)
Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz,
Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
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GGirl with a Wineglass, Johannes Vermeer

THE GIRL WITH A GLASS OF WINE

c.1659-1660
oil on canvas
30 3/4 x 26 1/8 in. (78 x 67 cm.)
Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Brunswick
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GIRL INTERRUPTED IN HER MUSIC

c. 1658-1661
oil on canvas
28 7/8 x 25 3/8 in. (73.3 x 44.4 cm.)
Frick Collection, New York
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VIEW OF DELFT

c.1660-1661
oil on canvas
38 1/4 x 46 1/4 in. (98.5 x 117.5 cm.)
Koninklijk Kabinet van
Schilderijen Mauritshuis, The Hague
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THE MUSIC LESSON

c. 1662-1664
oil on canvas
28 7/8 x 25 3/8 in. (73.3 x 64.5 cm.)
The Royal Collecion, The Windsor Castle
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Woma in Blue Reading a Letter, Johannes Vermeer

WOMAN IN BLUE READING A LETTER

c. 1662-1665
oil on canvas
18 1/4 x 15 7/8 in. (46.5 x 38 cm.)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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WOMAN HOLDING A BALANCE

c. 1622-1665
oil on canvas
stretcher size: 16 3/4 x 15 in. (42.5 x 38 cm.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
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YOUNG WOMAN WITH
A WATER PITCHER

c. 1662-1665
oil on canvas
18 x 16 in. (45.7 x 40.6 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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WOMAN WITH A LUTE

c. 1662-1664
oil on canvas
20 1/4 x 18 in. (51.4 x 45.7 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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WOMAN WITH A PEARL NECKLACE

c.1662-1665
oil on canvas
21 1/8 x 17 1/4 in. (55 x 45 cm.)
Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz,
Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
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A LADY WRITING

c. 1665-1666
oil on canvas
17 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (45 x 39.9 cm.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
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GIRL WITH A RED HAT

c. 1665-1667
oil on panel
support: 9 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (23.2 x 18.1 cm.)
painted surface: 9 x 7 1/16 in. (22.8 x 18 cm.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
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GIRL WITH A FLUTE

c. 1665-1670
oil on panel
7 7/8 x 7 in. (20 x 17.8 cm.)
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
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Girl with a Pearl Earring, Johannes Vermeer

THE GIRL WITH
A PEARL EARRING

c. 1665- 1667
oil on canvas
18 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. (46.5 x 40 cm.)
Koninklijk Kabinet van
Schilderijen Mauritshuis, The Hague
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Vermeer's Concert was stolen in March 18, 1990 and has not been recovered.

THE CONCERT

c. 1663-1666
oil on canvas
28 1/2 x x25 2 in. (72.5 x 64.7 cm.)
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
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THE ART OF PAINTING

c. 1662- 1668
oil on canvas
47 1/4 x 39 3/8 in. (120 X 100 cm.)
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
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Study of a Young Girl, Johannes, Vermeer

STUDY OF A YOUNG WOMAN

c. 1665–1674
oil on canvas
17 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (44.5 x 40 cm)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman,
in memory of Theodore Rousseau Jr
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MISTRESS AND MAID

c. 1666-1667
oil on canvas
35 1/2 x 31 in. (90.2 x 78.7 cm.)
Frick Collection, New York
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THE ASTRONOMER

1668
oil on canvas
19 3/8 x 17 3/4 in. (50 x 45 cm.)
Musée du Louvre, Paris
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THE GEOGRAPHER

c.1668-1669
oil on canvas
20 7/8 x 18 1/4 in. (53 x 46.6 cm.)
Städelsches Kunstinstitut,
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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THE LACEMAKER

c.1669-1671
oil on canvas
9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. (24.5 x 21 cm.)
Musée du Louvre, Paris
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temporary exhibition:

October 7, 2009 – February 7, 2010
Pinacothèque de Paris , Paris, France: The Dutch Golden Age: From Rembrandt to Vermeer

THE LOVE LETTER

c. 1667-1670
oil on canvas
17 3/8 x 15 1/8 in. (44 x 38.5.cm)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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THE GUITAR PLAYER

c. 1670-1672
oil on canvas
20 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. (53 x 46.3 cm.)
Kenwood House English Heritage
as Trustees of the Iveagh Bequest, England

LADY WRITING A LETTER
WITH HER MAID

c. 1670-1671
oil on canvas
28 x 23 in. (71.1 x 58.4 cm.)
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
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ALLEGORY OF FAITH

c. 1670- 1674
oil on canvas
54 x 35 in. (114.3 x 88.9 cm.)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Bequest of Michael Friedsam
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A Lady Standing at the Virginal, Johannes, Vermeer

A LADY STANDING AT A VIRGINAL

c. 1670-1673
oil on canvas
20 3/8 x 17 1/4 in. (51.7 x 45.2 cm.)
National Gallery, London
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A Lady Seated at the irginal, Johannes, Vermeer

A LADY SEATED AT A VIRGINAL

c. 1670-1675
oil on canvas
20 3/4 x 17 7/8 in. (51.5 x 45.5 cm.)
National Gallery, London
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A YOUNG WOMAN
SEATED AT THE VIRGINALS

c.1670
9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.2 x 20 cm.)
Private Collection, New York

AUTHENTICITY: There are thirty-four paintings which modern scholars overwhelmingly agree should be attributed to Johannes Vermeer of Delft.

Three works are included in this catalogue which have not received unanimous acceptance: the Saint Praxedis, the Young Lady Seated at the Virginals and the Girl with a Flute. However, all three have been accepted by at least one authoritative Vermeer expert.

The inclusion of these three pictures does not represent approval or disapproval but, rather, the belief that their inclusion benefits research and open discussion in merit.

TITLES: Over the years, scholars and museums have given a number of titles to each of Vermeer's paintings. For the sake of uniformity, the titles used in this catalogue are those found in Arthur K. Wheelock's catalogue in Vermeer and the Art of Painting (pp. 169 -186).

DATING: Since very few of Vermeer's paintings were dated by his own hand, the dates proposed in this catalogue are a distillation of those estimated by two contemporary Vermeer scholars: Walter Liedtke and Arthur Wheelock. To resolve discrepancies among them, a range of their dates for each painting has been indicated.