The Rijksmuseum Bulletin (Jun 2023)

Vermeer’s Jar

  • Christina An,
  • Menno Fitski

DOI
https://doi.org/10.52476/trb.15062
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 71, no. 2

Abstract

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Christina An and Menno Fitski write about the jar in Vermeer's painting of Woman with a Pearl Necklace (Gemäldegalerie, Berlin). Whereas it was previously believed to have been painted after a Chinese example, they identify a Japanese prototype and describe the trade relations with Delft.