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8.11: Vermeer, Young Woman with a Water Pitcher

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    Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Vermeer’s Young Woman with a Water Pitcher.

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    Johannes Vermeer, Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, c. 1662, oil on canvas, (Metropolitan Museum of Art).

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    • Vermeer, Young Woman with a Water Pitcher. Authored by: Dr. Steven Zucker, Dr. Beth Harris. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/monarchy-enlightenment/baroque-art1/holland/v/vermeer-young-woman-with-a-water-pitcher-c-1662. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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