This portrait is painted by Jan Vermeer called Allegory of Art of the Painting. It was painted in 1670-1675 and it is oil on canvas. Vermeer appears in the painting. His back is toward the viewer and dressed in historical clothes. The artist is deeply engrossed in his work at painting a model that is standing in front of him wearing laurel wreath and holding a book in one hand and trumpet in another. They are traditional features of Clio, the muse of history. Another history reference in the painting is the map on the back wall. Similar to other Vermeer’s painting, in Allegory of Art of the Painting the viewer is outside the space of action. Viewer is looking from the drawn curtains, which separates the artist’s studio and the house. Also the hidden window is radiating light on the painting and the model and illuminates that area. This painting was construed as an allegory by scholars and confirmed by Vermeer’s mother-in-law.
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