Galerie Mont Woman with a Water Jug – Johannes Vermeer^ Vermeer

As part of the Dutch Baroque movement, Johannes Vermeer’s painting Woman with a Water Jug depicts an everyday scene with infinite grace. The viewer is plunged into the intimacy of a woman at her morning toilet, a genre scene that reveals the richness of the most banal moments.

The painting shows a young woman standing by an open window, holding a ewer and a pearl. The blue of her dress, the white of her headdress and the gold of the ewer shine in the natural light that floods the room. The map on the wall, the table draped in red and the stained-glass window add to the complexity of the composition. The subtle contrasts and harmonious colours confirm Vermeer’s genius for capturing moments of tranquillity and reflection.

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