Season 1, Episode 5

Woman Holding a Balance

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Johannes Vermeer, Woman Holding a Balance, 1664, oil on canvas, 39.7 x 35.5, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

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Johannes Vermeer, Woman Holding a Balance - details, 1664, oil on canvas, 39.7 x 35.5, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Johannes Vermeer, Woman Holding a Balance - details, 1664, oil on canvas, 39.7 x 35.5, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Johannes Vermeer, Woman Holding a Balance - details, 1664, oil on canvas, 39.7 x 35.5, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.

Caravaggio, The Calling of Saint Matthew, 1599-1600, oil on canvas, 340 x 322cm, Contarelli Chapel (since 1600), Rome.

Gerard ter Borch, Lady at Her Toilette, c. 1660. Oil on canvas; 76.2 x 59.7 cm, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit.

Caspar Netscher, A Woman Feeding a Parrot, with a Page, 1666, oil on panel, 45.7 x 36.2 cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.


You can read more about Johannes Vermeer and Woman Holding a Balance on the National Gallery of Art's website here.

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