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Baroque

A young woman in a blue and yellow head covering looks over her shoulder, wearing a large pearl earring.

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Johannes Vermeer, c. 1665

Mauritshuis

A large civic guard company emerges from shadow as two central officers stride forward.

The Night Watch

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1642

Rijksmuseum

A woman in a blue apron pours milk beside bread on a table in a sunlit room.

The Milkmaid

Johannes Vermeer, c. 1660

Rijksmuseum

The young Infanta stands among attendants in a palace studio while Velázquez paints at a large canvas.

Las Meninas

Diego Velázquez, 1656

Museo Nacional del Prado