Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Painting in a painting : Vermeer

detail of Vermeer's Woman Holding a Balance showing a painting of a painting of someone's Last Judgement
somebody's Last Judgement
(detail of Vermeer's Woman Holding a Balance )
The source of this Last Judgement painting is unknown. It isn't bad.


Vermeer's Woman Holding a Balance
the full painting

Vermeer's Woman Holding a Balance
oil on canvas, 15.875" x 14"
c1662-1665



Vermeer's Woman Holding a Balance shown to give an idea of the scale of the painting
an attempt to show the size and scale of the painting