Glass of wine

Date: 1660
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany
Dimensions: 76,5 x 66,3

Glass of wine shows a seated woman drinking wine and man standing in a simple room with stained glass windows drawn in detail. The work is painted according to the rules of genre painting of Delft School developed by Pieter de Hooch in the late 50s of the 17th century. Persons are disposed in a spacious well-lit interior. Its details are drawn in detail. The scene depicted on the canvas suggests a certain kind of courtship or tempting, although the role of the characters are not entirely clear. Wife had just finished her glass of wine. A man is standing over her figure in a somewhat impatient pose, as if he wanted to fill up as soon as possible, almost as if he tried to get her drunk. On a chair next to the woman there are notebooks with notes and zither.

Vermeer painted picture Glass of wine in 1660. Prevailing color of this fine art print is vivid and its shape is landscape. Original size is 76,5 x 66,3. This art piece is located in Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Johannes, Jan or Johan Vermeer (1632-1675). Dutch painter. He enjoyed painting scenes from life and common situations in the households of townspeople. During his lifetime, he did not become famous and in his time, he was rather a provincial painter. He worked carefully and slowly; he loved to work with light and used brilliant colours with expensive pigments. His art was rediscovered in the 19th century and he has since slowly become a recognized and sought-after painter. He allegedly worked with the obscura camera to achieve true perspective and composition. Often his paintings depict one or two figures at the window. His most famous work is considered to be Girl with a Pearl Earring.