Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Vermeer)

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Vermeer)
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
Artist Johannes Vermeer
Year 1655
Type Oil on canvas
Dimensions 160 cm × 142 cm (63 in × 56 in)
Location National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary is a painting finished in 1655 by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. It is housed in the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh.

The work has also been called Christ in the House of Mary and Martha (reversing the last two names).[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Liedtke, Walter; Michiel C. Plomp and Axel Ruger (2001). Vermeer and the Delft School, New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p 363 and throughout. ISBN 0870999737. 0870999737

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