# The Milkmaid

By [Johannes Vermeer](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/johannes-vermeer.md>), c. 1660.

A kitchen maid pours milk in a quiet room where precise light, worn surfaces, and concentrated attention give daily labor gravity.

## Details

- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 45.5 × 41 cm
- Collection: [Rijksmuseum](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/rijksmuseum.md>)

[View collection record](<https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-2344>)

- Categories: Painting
- Styles: [Baroque](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/baroque.md>), [Dutch Golden Age](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/dutch-golden-age.md>)

## Image

![A woman in a blue apron pours milk beside bread on a table in a sunlit room.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/rijksmuseum-milkmaid/full.jpg?v=7de2d9a44805f511a1eb8d111a4855ac0ec8a19c017131858fcd95b971300e43>)

## Sources & credits

- Image via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
- Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
- [Image source](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johannes_Vermeer_-_Het_melkmeisje_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg>)
- Artwork metadata based on Rijksmuseum collection records; image provenance is recorded per artwork.

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