Johannes Vermeer, The Glass of Wine
1658-60Johannes Vermeer, The Glass of Wine
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Overview
The painting is also known as ‘The Wine Glass’
Medium: Oil
Support: Canvas
Size: 67.5Â x 78.5 cm
Art period: Baroque
Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Nr 912C
Pigments
Pigment Analysis
This pigment analysis is based on the work of Hermann Kühn of Doerner Institute in Munich (1).
1 White window opening left upper edge: lead white with small amounts of natural ultramarine.
2 Blue paint from the curtain, upper edge: natural ultramarine with small amounts of lead white and lead-tin-yellow.
3 Light red floor: red ochre and lead white.
References
(1) Kuhn, H. A Study of the Pigments and Grounds Used by Jan Vermeer. Reports and Studies in the History of Art, 1968, 154–202.
Pigments Used in This Painting
Resources
See the collection of online and offline resources such as books, articles, videos, and websites on Johannes Vermeer in the section ‘Resources on Painters‘
PowerPoint Presentations
Painter in Context: Johannes Vermeer
A richly illustrated presentation on the painting technique and pigments employed by Johannes Vermeer specially crafted for Art Education. (Number of Slides = 24)
- Each presentation starts with the basic resources on the painter such as his biography, main catalogs of his paintings, and a bibliography.
- Next, you find slides describing the painting technique of the artist and the pigments he usually employed in his work.
- The majority of the slides show examples of paintings containing the specific pigments.
Slides showing the basic resources on the paintings of the Dutch Baroque painter Johannes Vermeer.Â
The painting technique of Johannes Vermeer is described and illustrated in the next slides.
The majority of the slides show important examples of paintings where Vermeer employed specific pigments. The slides are organized according to the color of the pigments.
Videos
Video: 'Jan Vermeer, The Glass of Wine' by Khan Academy
Publications and Websites
Publications
(1) Gaskell, I. and Jonker, M., Vermeer Studies, in Studies in the History of Art, 55, National Gallery of Art, Washington 1998
(2) Marjorie E. Wieseman, Wayne Franits & H. Perry Chapman, Vermeer’s Women: Secrets and Silence, Yale University Press 2011.
(3) Salomon, N. From Sexuality to Civility: Vermeer’s Women, in Gaskell, I. and Jonker, M. ed., Vermeer Studies, in Studies in the History of Art, 55, National Gallery of Art, Washington 1998, pp. 309-322.
Websites
Janson, J., Johannes Vermeer, The Glass of Wine, Essential Vermeer, website.
Janson, J., Critical Assessments: The Glass of Wine, Essential Vermeer, website.
