The Milkmaid, sometimes called The Kitchen Maid, is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer depicting a domestic kitchen maid rather than a dairy milkmaid as its common title suggests. It is held in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which regards it as one of the museum's finest attractions. The exact year of completion is uncertain, with the Rijksmuseum estimating around 1658, the Metropolitan Museum of Art dating it to about 1657 or 1658, and other sources giving a broader range extending to 1661.
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Year CreatedDating disputed: the Rijksmuseum estimates circa 1658; the Metropolitan Museum of Art dates it about 1657 to 1658; other estimates run to 1661. LocationRijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. The Milkmaid (Vermeer) (Wikipedia)
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The Rijksmuseum estimates it as circa 1658.
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The Milkmaid (Dutch: De melkmeid or Het melkmeisje), sometimes called The Kitchen Maid (Dutch: De keukenmeid), is an oil-on-canvas painting of a "milkmaid", in fact, a domestic kitchen maid, by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer.
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It is in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, which regards it as "unquestionably one of the museum's finest attractions".
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The Milkmaid, sometimes called The Kitchen Maid, is an oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer depicting a domestic kitchen maid rather than a dairy milkmaid as its common title suggests.
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