Why it matters
A young woman opens a window with one hand while holding a water jug with the other. Vermeer shows how colours affect one another: the blue cloth is reflected in the metal jug, and the red rug tints the gold of the basin.
Did you know?
- It was painted around 1660–1662.
- Henry Gurdon Marquand bought it in Paris in 1887 for $800.
- It was the first Vermeer to reach America.
Based on the Wikipedia article Woman with a Water Jug (CC BY-SA 4.0).
