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1665 · National Gallery of Art

Woman Holding a Balance

Johannes VermeerWikidata

painting by Johannes Vermeer

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Everyday lifewomanweighing scaletablepaintingwindow
Date
1665Wikidata
National Gallery of Art: c. 1664
Medium
oil on canvasNational Gallery of Art
Wikidata: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
39.7 × 35.5 cmNational Gallery of Art
Wikidata: 42.5 × 38 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.Wikidata
Movement
Dutch Golden Age paintingWikidata
Genre
genre artWikidata
Materials
oil paint, canvasWikidata
Inventory no.
1942.9.97Wikidata
Credit line
Widener CollectionNational Gallery of Art
Exhibitions
  • Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting. Inspiration and Rivalry.
  • Vermeer
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Provenance

Where it has been

  1. 1911 –
    Peter Arrell Brown Widener
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  2. Dates unknown
    Joseph E. Widener
    medium confidenceWikidata · owned by
  3. Dates unknown
    Jacob Dissius
    medium confidenceWikidata · owned by
  4. 1942 –
    National Gallery of Art
    high confidenceWikidata · collection
  5. ? – 1942
    Widener Collection
    high confidenceWikidata · collection
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