I generally keep pretty well abreast of current museum exhibitions but was pleasantly surprised to be in the Met for today's opening of their Johannes Vermeer show. The Milkmaid, on loan from the Rijksmuseum, is the stunning centerpiece and several other lesser-known but still inspiring works are featured. I first saw this painting when I visited Amsterdam with my mother in 2005—I have the milkmaid's likeness on a refrigerator magnet, my mom got her on a trivet—seeing it again this afternoon made me very happy. It really is an incredible piece in any context, but knowing Vermeer was able to achieve that representation of light and those colors with homemade paint always makes my jaw drop. Totally edible!
The Vermeers will be at the Met until November 29.
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