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Study of a Young Woman
1665–1667 painting by Johannes Vermeer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Study of a Young Woman (also known as Portrait of a Young Woman or Girl with a Veil)[2][3] is a painting by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, completed between 1665 and 1667, and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Artist | Johannes Vermeer |
Year | c. 1665-1667[1] |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 44.5 cm × 40 cm (17.5 in × 16 in) |
Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York |
The painting was painted around the same time as the better-known Girl with a Pearl Earring and has a near-identical size.[2] Because of this, and its proximity in tone and composition, it is sometimes considered to be either a variant or pendant painting (counterpart) of Girl with a Pearl Earring.[4] The subjects of both paintings wear pearl earrings, have scarves draped over their shoulders, and are shown in front of a plain black background.[5] In addition, it has been suggested (though this has also been widely contested) that the creation of both works involved the use of some optical device, such as a camera obscura[6] or mirror, as the Hockney–Falco thesis speculates.[7]