Why it matters
Vermeer's painting of a woman and two gentlemen was made with costly pigments: pigment analysis shows expensive natural ultramarine in the tablecloth and madder lake and vermilion in the woman's skirt.
Did you know?
- It was painted around 1659–1660.
- Its Dutch title means 'Lady and two gentlemen'.
- Vermeer used lead-tin yellow for the oranges on the table.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Girl with the Wine Glass (CC BY-SA 4.0).
