Art 259 Chapter 23b

Vermeer made a lot of money from his paintings and died a wealthy man, true or false?

False

Vermeer was entirely dependent upon the camera obscura; he slavishly copies his paintings from the images he saw projected on the back of the box. True or False?

False

How does Vermeer use perspective in the painting of the Woman Holding a Balance?

He places the vanishing point at the woman's hand which holds the balance, at the center point of the painting

Vermeer is best known for doing what kinds of paintings?

Interior scenes often including women

How many paintings is Vermeer thought to have finished in his lifetime?

35

Match the symbols in Vermeer's Woman Holding a Balance to their significance.

pearls Correct B. either vanity and worldly concerns or purity depending on the context light Correct D. God, or the heavens the balance, or scales Correct A. justice, or the weighing of souls at Last Judgment mirror Correct C. either vanity or self-knowledge depending on the context

Vermeer came from the Northern Netherlands, but in which city did he live?

Delft