Talk:The Milkmaid (Vermeer)

The maid-as-sex-object idea may be overplayed in the article

Wikipedia articles are supposed to reflect the conclusions of the best sources, and although Walter Liedtke is one of the best sources, one which I've added quite a bit to this article, there are some indications that his view of the sexual suggestiveness due to the symbolism in the painting is not the general view of scholars. That may mean that it's given WP:UNDUE treatment here. I'm not sure about this, because I don't know how authoritative these blog posts are. [1] [2] Anyone else looking at other sources may want to think about this. I think Liedtke's views are valuable (Sylvia Cant, another source here, seems to agree), and I'd like to keep them, but other views probably need to be added or expanded. CountryDoctor (talk) 02:52, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

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Picture of the day

The Milkmaid is an oil painting on canvas by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer. Thought to have been completed c. 1657–58, it depicts a domestic kitchen maid pouring milk into a squat earthenware container. It is now in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.Painting: Johannes Vermeer

The Milkmaid

The milkmaaid is a oil painting created by Johannes Veremeer. There is no real year when it was made but we believe it was made around 1657-1658. This painting was made in Riijksmurseum,Amsterdam Netherlands. The milkmaid is worth 30 million dollars. The meaning of this painting is, The painting portrays a poor and bare room where a women is pouring some milk in a jug. The subject of this painting is not the women but rather the gesture she is making, that is to say pouring milk. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arreonnaguerrero (talk • contribs) 16:32, September 4, 2021 (UTC)

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Underpainting

There seems to be an image of a jug holder and a fire basket in the underpainting.

• Aton, Francesca (2022-09-28). "'Startling Discoveries': An Underpainting Was Found Beneath Vermeer 'Milkmaid' Painting". Artnews.

--evrik ^(talk) 21:17, 15 May 2023 (UTC)