File:Johannes Vermeer - De melkmeid.jpg

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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	31 October 1632 (baptised)	15 December 1675 (buried)
Location of birth/death	Delft	Delft
Work period	1653–1675
Work location	Delft
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

Nederlands: De melkmeid.

Date

~1660

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

45,5 × 41 cm

Current location

( Inventory) Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

	Native name	Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
	Location	Amsterdam
	Coordinates	52° 21′ 35.89″ N, 4° 53′ 7.17″ E
	Established	1800
	Website	rijksmuseum.nl
	Authority control	WorldCat

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Rijksmuseum

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Image title	opname 11 2006 incl. correctie
Camera manufacturer	Creo/Leaf
Camera model	Leaf Aptus 75(LF7522 )/Hasselblad H1
Copyright holder	Copyright (C) RIJKSMUSEUM AMSTERDAM P.O. Box 74888 1070DN Amsterdam +31 206747000
Width	4,992 px
Height	6,747 px
Bits per component	8 8 8
Compression scheme	Uncompressed
Pixel composition	RGB
Orientation	Normal
Number of components	3
Horizontal resolution	150 dpi
Vertical resolution	150 dpi
Data arrangement	chunky format
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS5 Macintosh
File change date and time	12:15, 25 December 2011
Exif version	2.21
Colour space	Uncalibrated
Date and time of digitizing	18:47, 21 September 2009
Date metadata was last modified	07:15, 25 December 2011
Unique ID of original document	adobe:docid:photoshop:f1b8fb31-a892-11de-aabd-f27538fe1689
Online copyright statement	www.rijksmuseum.nl
Copyright status	Public domain
Keywords	DAM publicatie
IIM version	2

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