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Vermeer was a master at using light to enhance the mood and character of his images. Here, for example, he differentiated light on the rear wall to enhance the figure's three-dimensionality. He juxtaposed the bright yellow of the milkmaid's right shoulder to the shaded portion of the wall, while placing her shaded left shoulder against a bright backdrop. He then painted a white contour line along this shoulder to accentuaue the figure's strong silhouette.
Excerpt taken from
Vermeer: The Complete Works
by Arthur K. Wheelock Jr |
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