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01Light & everyday life
How Vermeer makes bread shine.
Tiny bright dots make the bread’s crust catch the light. Vermeer gives this kitchen task a canvas just 45.5 centimetres high.
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Painting of the dayThursday 8 October
The Milkmaid
Johannes Vermeer · 1660
Rijksmuseum, Gallery of Honour
A maid pours milk beside a basket of bread.
How to lookBright dots of paint make the bread and basket catch the light.
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The Poetics of the Body
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