File:Johannes Vermeer, Allegory of the Catholic Faith, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpg

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Summary

Johannes Vermeer: The Allegory of Faith

Artist



Alternative names	Johannes van der Meer, Jan Vermeer, Jan Vermeer van Delft, Johannes Reyniersz. Vermeer
Description	Dutch painter and art dealer
Date of birth/death	October 1632	15 December 1675 (buried)
Location of birth/death	Delft	Delft
Work period	1653–1675
Work location	Delft (1653–1675)
Authority file	: Q41264 VIAF: 51961439 ISNI: 000000010901268X ULAN: 500032927 LCCN: n79006488 NLA: 35580238 WorldCat

Title

Allegory of the Catholic Faith

Object type

painting

Genre

allegory

Description

English: Johannes Vermeer, Allegory of the Catholic Faith, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Oil on canvas. 45 x 35 in. (114.3 x 88.9 cm).

Date

circa 1670–72

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 114.3 cm (45 in)

; width: 88.9 cm (35 in)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

	Native name	Metropolitan Museum of Art
	Location	Manhattan, New York City, United States of America
	Coordinates	40° 46′ 46″ N, 73° 57′ 48″ W
	Established	1870
	Website	www.metmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q160236 VIAF: 126238294 ISNI: 0000000419368761 ULAN: 500125157 LCCN: n79129629 NLA: 36247933 WorldCat

Accession number

32.100.18 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Exhibition history

Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting. Inspiration and Rivalry., Hall Napoléon, 22 February 2017 - 22 May 2017
Vermeer, Rijksmuseum, 10 February 2023 - 4 June 2023

References

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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File change date and time	20:31, 18 February 2015
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Date and time of digitizing	03:29, 19 February 2015
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