The Art of Painting ☰ Vermeer ☷ Canvas Add a Float Frame:No created at about the same

created at about the same time as Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette

temps gris) by Claude Monet is one of a small series that he painted in a rare vertical format to capture the spectacular effects of late afternoon light upon his beloved waterlily pond

is one of his most widely reproduced and exhibited paintings

Monet once described how he had planted the water lilies for fun

making it a "tronie" or character study not intended to depict a specific person

The Art of Painting ☰ Vermeer ☷ Canvas Add a Float Frame:No created at about the sameThe Art of Painting (1668) by Johannes Vermeer, also known as The Allegory of Painting, or Painter in his Studio, depicts an artist painting a woman dressed in blue. Rich in iconography, it is considered his most complex work. The model is standing by a window, in front of a large map on the wall. The map, published by Claes Janszoon Visscher in 1636, shows the Seventeen Provinces of the Netherlands, flanked by 20 views of prominent Dutch cities. The