Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Vermeer) in the context of "Dutch Golden Age painting"

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⭐ Core Definition: Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Vermeer)

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Dutch: Christus in het huis van Martha en Maria) is an oil painting finished in 1655 by the Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer. It is now in the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh. It is the largest painting by Vermeer (63in x 56in) and one of the very few with an overt religious subject. The story of Christ visiting the household of the two sisters Mary of Bethany and Martha goes back to the New Testament. The work has also been called Christ in the House of Mary and Martha (reversing the last two names).

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⭐ Core Definition: Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Vermeer)
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Vermeer) in the context of The Art of Painting

Christ in the House of Martha and Mary (Vermeer) in the context of The Art of Painting

The Art of Painting, also known as The Allegory of Painting (Dutch: Allegorie op de schilderkunst), or Painter in his Studio, is a 17th-century oil on canvas painting by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. It is owned by the Austrian Republic and is on display in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.

Many art historians think that it is an allegory of painting, hence the alternative title of the painting. Its composition and iconography make it the most complex Vermeer work of all. After Vermeer's Christ in the House of Martha and Mary and The Procuress it is his largest work.

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