Jan Vermeer is a single artist who typifies1 the Dutch interest in painting scenes of daily life, the commonplace narratives of middle-class men and women. Young Woman with a Water Jug exemplifies2 Vermeer’s subject ...Jan Vermeer is a single artist who typifies1 the Dutch interest in painting scenes of daily life, the commonplace narratives of middle-class men and women. Young Woman with a Water Jug exemplifies2 Vermeer’s subject matter and technique. In a tastefully underfumished comer of a room in a typical middle-class household, a woman stands next to a rug-covered table, grasping a water jug with one hand and, with the other, opening a stained-glass3 window. A blue cloth展开更多
文摘Jan Vermeer is a single artist who typifies1 the Dutch interest in painting scenes of daily life, the commonplace narratives of middle-class men and women. Young Woman with a Water Jug exemplifies2 Vermeer’s subject matter and technique. In a tastefully underfumished comer of a room in a typical middle-class household, a woman stands next to a rug-covered table, grasping a water jug with one hand and, with the other, opening a stained-glass3 window. A blue cloth
