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The Art of Painting

Johannes Vermeer

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About this work

Artist: Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675)
Year: c. 1666–1668
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 120 × 100 cm
Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Movement: Dutch Golden Age

A painter seen from behind, in a slashed doublet and black beret, sits at his easel painting a young woman who poses as Clio, the muse of history, with a laurel wreath, a trumpet and a book; a heavy tapestry is pulled back at the left, a brass chandelier hangs above and a large map of the Netherlands covers the back wall. Vermeer painted it in Delft around 1666 to 1668, and it is his largest and most elaborate interior, an allegory of painting's claim to lasting fame. He never sold it; his widow tried to keep it from creditors after his death. Hitler bought it in 1940, and it was recovered from a salt mine in 1945 and returned to the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, where it had been since 1946.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Print — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is The Art of Painting in the public domain?

Yes. Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Kunsthistorisches Museum.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Art of Painting painted, and in what medium?

The Art of Painting dates from c. 1666–1668 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 120 × 100 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Johannes Vermeer's The Art of Painting — The Art of Painting — the artist at his easel painting Clio beneath the great map of the Netherlands — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. The Dutch Golden Age, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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