A Maid Asleep

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Artist: Johannes Vermeer
Date: ca. 1656–57
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 34 1/2 x 30 1/8 in. (87.6 x 76.5 cm)
Department: European Paintings
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Charred Umber · Black family · #231913 · 39%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #3E2C21 · 13%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #583E2C · 11%

Press Black · Black family · #12110E · 10%

Oiled Oak · Brown family · #795E42 · 10%

Rosewood Wash · Red family · #2D1718 · 4%

Lampblack · Black family · #0C0C09 · 4%

Press Black · Black family · #14131A · 3%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #C1956E · 2%

Press Black · Black family · #0E1210 · 1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #9D603A · 1%

Lampblack · Black family · #0C0806 · <1%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #3B1814 · <1%

Lampblack · Black family · #050301 · <1%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #541E1C · <1%

Kiln Ash · Gray family · #616255 · <1%

Graphite Block · Gray family · #505C59 · <1%

Granite Face · Gray family · #65686E · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913

11 tags

Interiors Both · 99%

The painting visibly depicts an enclosed domestic room, and “Interiors” is one of the museum’s cataloged subjects.
Scenes of Everyday Life Visual · 91%

The image presents a quiet domestic episode centered on a resting figure at a table, consistent with a scene of everyday life.
Work and Workers Metadata · 90%

The museum lists “Servants” among the subjects; the figure’s specific occupational status is not independently established by appearance alone.
Food Both · 97%

Fruit is clearly visible on the foreground table, and “Fruit” is a cataloged subject; “Food” is the closest available catalog category.

Dark Colors Visual · 97%

Deep browns, blacks, muted reds, and ochers dominate the painting’s palette, with localized lighter accents on the figure, fruit, and textile.
Patterns Visual · 94%

The foreground textile, table covering, and smaller objects contain repeated decorative motifs and color patterns.
Dense Composition Visual · 87%

The composition concentrates a figure, tableware, fruit, textiles, doorways, and other interior elements within a tightly organized pictorial space.

17th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog date, circa 1656–57, places the work in the seventeenth century.

Dutch Art Metadata · 99%

The artist is identified in the museum record as Dutch, Delft 1632–1675 Delft.

Johannes Vermeer. A Maid Asleep. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.