Through the end of November, there's a special exhibit at the Met featuring Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece The Milkmaid. A truly extraordinary painting circa 1658, the detail and composition almost make it look like a photograph, and it has influenced realist painters for centuries. I'm no art expert but the confidence of technique, the use of shadows and light, just the pure hyper-realism of the work is truly breathtaking. For art lovers and experts, this is a painting of great historical importance.
Not only that, it's just really beautiful and is exhibited along with several other Vermeers from the Met's permanent collection. Word of caution: because this painting has such great appeal to art geeks, there will probably be a huge crowd around it and you'll have to fight your way through to see it. When we went, there were a people who literally DID NOT MOVE for more than ten minutes and just stood there staring at the thing. Just because people are cultured, doesn't mean they have manners.
That said, it's definitely worth seeing. Usually housed in a museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, this is the first time The Milkmaid has been seen in this city since the 1939 World's Fair. Check it out if you can.
Not only that, it's just really beautiful and is exhibited along with several other Vermeers from the Met's permanent collection. Word of caution: because this painting has such great appeal to art geeks, there will probably be a huge crowd around it and you'll have to fight your way through to see it. When we went, there were a people who literally DID NOT MOVE for more than ten minutes and just stood there staring at the thing. Just because people are cultured, doesn't mean they have manners.
That said, it's definitely worth seeing. Usually housed in a museum in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, this is the first time The Milkmaid has been seen in this city since the 1939 World's Fair. Check it out if you can.
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