The Art of Painting
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The Art of Painting, also known as The Allegory of Painting, 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
His signature
Detail of Vermeer's Art of Painting showing the painter at his easel using a maulstick.
Gottfried van Swieten
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Gottfried Freiherr van Swieten was a Dutch-born diplomat, librarian, and government official who served the Holy Roman Empire during the 18th century. He was an enthusiastic amateur musician and is be
Prunksaal ("hall of splendor"), part of today's Austrian National Library, in the space of the former Imperial Library, of which van Swieten was head
Van Swieten, c. 1790
Mozart, about 1780. Detail of Mozart family portrait by Johann Nepomuk della Croce