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The Lacemaker - Johannes Vermeer
Ultra HD Master (2 806 × 3 152 px)
Baroque c. 1669–1670

The Lacemaker

Original title: La Dentellière

Johannes Vermeer

Museum Provenance & Technical Data

Medium / Support: Oil on canvas mounted on panel
Dimensions: 24.5 cm × 21 cm
Date of Creation: c. 1669–1670
Scan Resolution: 2 806 × 3 152 px
Archive File Size: 3.3 MB
Permanent Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France

Historical Narrative

A young woman concentrates with microscopic focus on delicate lacework, holding bobbins against a small wooden sewing desk.

Visual & Curatorial Analysis

"Vermeer's smallest yet most intensely focused painting, utilizing soft optical blurs and precision to replicate human visual focus."