| Study of a Young Woman | |
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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 |
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.
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]
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metmuswebwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Liedtke 2007, p. 888.
- ^ Snow 1994, p. 18.
- ^ "National Gallery of Art, Pendant painting". Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
- ^ Liedtke 2001, p. 389.
- ^ Bonafoux 1992, p. 133.
- ^ Dupré, Sven (January 2005). "The Hockney-Falco Thesis: Constraints and Opportunities". Early Science and Medicine. 10 (2): 125–136. doi:10.1163/1573382054088141.