Woman Holding a Balance by Johannes Vermeer

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"Woman Holding a Balance" is a 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Johannes Vermeer that depicts a woman quietly weighing objects in a serene, light-filled interior, often interpreted as a meditation on judgment and spiritual balance.

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Generate an image of Woman Holding a Balance by Johannes Vermeer ("Woman Holding a Balance" is a 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Johannes Vermeer that depicts a woman quietly weighing objects in a serene, light-filled interior, often interpreted as a meditation on judgment and spiritual balance.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch Golden Age painting ⓘ
oil painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
artHistoricalInterpretation allegory of temperance and moderation ⓘ
contrast between material wealth and spiritual values ⓘ
meditation on the weighing of souls ⓘ
artist Johannes Vermeer ⓘ
catalogueRaisonneNumber Pieter C. Sutton no. 24 (approximate; numbering may vary by catalogue) ⓘ
city Washington, D.C. ⓘ
collection National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic ⓘ
creator Johannes Vermeer ⓘ
dateOfCreation c. 1662–1663 ⓘ
depicts balance scale ⓘ
curtain ⓘ
gold coins ⓘ
mirror ⓘ
painting of the Last Judgment ⓘ
pearl jewelry ⓘ
table ⓘ
window ⓘ
woman ⓘ
genre genre painting ⓘ
height 42.5 cm ⓘ
inception c. 1662 ⓘ
languageOfTitle Dutch ⓘ
lighting natural light from a window ⓘ
location National Gallery of Art ⓘ
medium oil on canvas ⓘ
movement Baroque ⓘ
Dutch Golden Age ⓘ
notableFor careful composition and geometry ⓘ
serene atmosphere ⓘ
symbolic use of everyday objects ⓘ
originalTitle Vrouw met weegschaal ⓘ
partOfSeries Vermeer’s mature interior genre scenes ⓘ
rights public domain ⓘ
setting domestic interior ⓘ
style quiet, contemplative interior scene ⓘ
subtle use of light and shadow ⓘ
support canvas ⓘ
technique fine, smooth brushwork ⓘ
theme judgment ⓘ
moral reflection ⓘ
spiritual balance ⓘ
vanitas ⓘ
width 38 cm ⓘ

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National Gallery of Art → notableWorkInCollection → Woman Holding a Balance by Johannes Vermeer ⓘ
Johannes Vermeer → notableWork → Woman Holding a Balance ⓘ
linked to: Woman Holding a Balance by Johannes Vermeer
Woman Holding a Balance → originalTitle → Vrouw met weegschaal ⓘ
linked to: Woman Holding a Balance by Johannes Vermeer