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Portrait of a Young Woman (Vermeer)
''Portrait of a Young Woman'' (also known as ''Study of a Young Woman'', or ''Girl with a Veil'') is a painting by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, completed between 1666 and 1667, and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Because of its near-identical size and its proximity in tone and composition, it is often considered to be either a variant or pendant painting (counterpart)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National Gallery of Art, Pendant painting )〕 of the artist's better-known ''Girl with a Pearl Earring''. The subjects of both paintings wear pearl earrings, have scarves draped over their shoulders, and are shown in front of a plain black background.〔Liedtke, 389〕 In addition, it is likely that the creation of both works involved the use of a camera obscura.〔Bonafoux, 133〕
==Description==
The sitter is depicted as having a homely face, a wide-spaced and flat face, small nose and thin lips.〔Wheelock, 102〕 This apparent lack of idealised beauty has led to a general belief that this work was painted on commission,〔 although it is possible that the model was the artist's daughter.〔Snow, 19〕 The artist probably used a live model but, as with ''Girl with a Pearl Earring'' did not create the work as a portrait, but a tronie, a Dutch word meaning "visage" or "expression", a type of Dutch 17th-century picture appreciated for its "unusual costumes, intriguing physiognomies, suggestion of personality, and demonstration of artistic skill." The picture encourages the viewer to be curious about the young woman's thoughts, feelings, or character, something typical in many of Vermeer's paintings.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.metmuseum.org/special/vermeers_masterpiece/view_1.asp?item=9 )〕
''Girl with a Pearl Earring'' and ''Portrait of a Young Woman'' are unusual for Vermeer in that they lack his usual rich background; instead the girls are framed by a background of deep black. This isolating effect seems to heighten their vulnerability and seeming desire to place trust in the viewer. In 1994, the art historian Edward Snow wrote that ''Portrait of a Young Woman'' conveys "the desire for beauty and perfection into a loving acceptance of what is flawed."〔
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