Art history: artists, movements and museums

A Maid Asleep by Johannes Vermeer, circa 1656–1657, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vermeer's Sleeping Handmaid: Analysis, Objects, Desire and Repentance
A dozing servant, wine, fruit and a self-effacing visitor: discover how Vermeer transforms a moral scene into an enigma of desire, light and possible repentance. Read more...