M for Milkmaid
Details
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- Dimensions
- height 310 mm x width 238 mm
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- Public Domain
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Text Visual · 99%
The design prominently includes an oversized initial M and the words “for Milkmaid.”
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Work and Workers Both · 97%
The title identifies a milkmaid, and the image depicts a standing female figure with milk containers beside a brick wall.
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Human Figure Visual · 99%
A single standing human figure occupies the central portion of the composition.
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Representations of Everyday Objects Visual · 94%
Several recognizable handled milk cans or pails are shown around the figure.
Visual Qualities
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Flatness Visual · 95%
Large areas of largely unmodeled color and strong contouring create a flattened, minimally illusionistic image.
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Hard-Edged Visual · 94%
Heavy dark outlines sharply separate the figure, lettering, containers, and masonry background.
Medium and Techniques
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The Rijksmuseum classifies the work as a print and identifies its medium as lithography.
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Lithograph Metadata · 99%
The catalog explicitly records the medium as lithography in red, brown, and black.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the work to 1898.
Source & rights
William Heinemann. M for Milkmaid. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.