Comments on: Vermeer’s Milkmaid in New York

By: patricia

patricia — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:15:01 +0000

I went to the Met yesterday to see this beautiful, luminous, richly painted masterpiece. Despite the crowd, I was able to make my way up to being 2 feet from this incredible painting. I am in awe of Vermeer and feel small and inadequate as a painter. Go see it!

By: Richard Jesse Watson

Richard Jesse Watson — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:01:22 +0000

I will always go out of my way to see an original Vermeer. I saw my first Vermeers in Amsterdam thirty years ago, and they still come to mind. Saturated with life and quiet.

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:20:05 +0000

Thanks. There are three Vermeer’s in the Frick’s permanent collection. If there were others there on loan last year, I’m sorry to say I missed them.

By: Pagan Sphinx

Pagan Sphinx — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:53:32 +0000

Four hours drive to NY from western Massachusetts will be worth it to see this Vermeer, for sure. There were a couple at The Frick Collection last year that if memory serves, were traveling from elsewhere.

Great blog.

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:39:59 +0000

I am so jazzed up about this exhibition. Somehow just celebrating one piece makes it all that much more exciting. You mention the Girl With the Pearl Earring as an icon, but this “historic” voyage of The Milkmaid could potentially elevate this work to iconic image as well.

It will be interesting to see how The Met curates. I think bringing in contemporaries is key to providing the compare/contrast link between the artists as well as defining the particular elements of the period/style that you see carried through each artist. I do wonder why they did not borrow the Frick’s collection of Vermeer’s. A sub-theme to the exhibition, perhaps?

By: Natasha

Natasha — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:35:59 +0000

It IS a painting to get excited about!

By: Daniel van Benthuysen

Daniel van Benthuysen — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:26:56 +0000

For artists who are so inclined, Janson has also self-published a book, “How to Paint Your Own Vermeer.” In it, he focuses on procedure and technical steps without depending too much on 17th century materials that may difficult or impossible for artists to come by today. The medium he uses to imitate Vermeer’s oil painting style, for example, is the Winsor & Newton product, Liquin.

By: Escape Artist

Escape Artist — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:46:42 +0000

Hi Charley,

Thanks for the info on this exquisite painting. I’m hoping I can escape to New York to see it this fall. I will be Tweeting this as I think other Vermeer fans will want to know, as I did. THX!

@artistescapes