| Saint Praxedis | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Johannes Vermeer |
| Year | c. 1655 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 102 cm × 83 cm (40 in × 33 in) |
| Location | Kufu Company, Inc. On loan to the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo |
Saint Praxedis is an oil painting by Johannes Vermeer. This attribution has often been questioned.[1][2][3] The painting is believed to be a copy of a work by Felice Ficherelli that depicts the early Roman martyr, Saint Praxedis or Praxedes.
In 2014, the auction house Christie's announced that their investigations had established it to be a work by Vermeer.[4][5] Before a 2023 exhibition of Vermeer's work at the Rijksmuseum, the museum announced it had confirmed the attribution to Vermeer.[6] The painting is believed to be one of Vermeer's earliest surviving works, created in 1655.[1]
- ^ a b Jonathan Janson, Essential Vermeer: St Praxedis accessed 12 December 2010
- ^ Wadum, Jørgen (1998). "Contours of Vermeer". In Gaskel, I.; Jonker, M. (eds.). Studies in the History of Art, 55. Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, Symposium Papers XXXIII. pp. 201–223.
- ^ Wheelock, Arthur K. Jr. (1986). "'St Praxedis': New Light on the Early Career of Vermeer". Artibus et Historiae. 7 (14): 71–89. doi:10.2307/1483225. JSTOR 1483225.
- ^ Christie's, Saint Praxedis by Johannes Vermeer (press release, Monday 9 June 2014) accessed 10 June 2014
- ^ Driessen, Dennis (2014-06-10). "Christie's will auction Vermeer's Saint Praxedis. Attribution to Vermeer has been strengthened by research at the Rijksmuseum". CODART. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Rijksmuseum upgrades three Vermeers ahead of blockbuster show—but not everyone agrees". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2023-03-21.