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Metropolitan Museum of Art to take in Vermeer's 'Milkmaid' |
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| Written by Associated Press |
| Friday, 14 August 2009 11:37 |
 NEW YORK (AP) - Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece The Milkmaid is coming to New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art for a special exhibition on the 17th-century Dutch artist.
The exhibition opens Sept. 10 and runs until Nov. 29. It will be the first time in 70 years that the painting will be seen in the United States. It was last exhibited at the 1939 World's Fair. The Milkmaid dates from 1657-58. It shows a milkmaid in a vibrant blue and yellow dress pouring milk from a jug into a bowl. The exhibition will also feature all five paintings by Vermeer in the Met's collection and works by other Dutch painters. The Milkmaid is being loaned by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Only 36 of Vermeer's works survive today. ___ On the Net: www.rijksmuseum.nl www.metmuseum.org Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. AP-WS-08-12-09 1534EDT |
| Last Updated on Friday, 14 August 2009 14:16 |
