• Woman Holding a Balance, also called Woman Testing a Balance, is an oil painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Johannes Vermeer.
  • Woman Holding a Balance (detail), Johannes Vermeer. For a long time, each district of the United Provinces had its own system of weights and measures.
  • It is shown in profile, so we see only a sliver of reflected light from its surface. Woman Holding a Balance (c. 1664) by Johannes Vermeer.
  • An exemplar of the Dutch art style, Woman Holding a Balance (c. 1664) by Johannes Vermeer is one of the artist’s most famous works.
  • Johannes Vermeer, Woman Holding a Balance.
  • Cite this page as: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, "Johannes Vermeer, Woman Holding a Balance," in Smarthistory, December 11, 2015...
  • Johannes Vermeer’s Woman Holding A Balance was the featured art in the October HSS eNews. Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) was a Dutch artist.
  • Woman Holding a Balance embodies a spiritual principle that is often manifest in Vermeer's work: the need to lead a balanced life.
  • Let's take a closer look at some of the most interesting facts about Woman Holding a Balance by Vermeer, a remarkable painting in many ways.
  • Woman Holding a Balance is a superb example of Johannes Vermeer’s exquisite sense of stability and rhythm.
  • Woman Holding a Balance, oil on canvas by Johannes Vermeer, c. 1664; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
  • Johannes Vermeer’s oil painting Woman Testing a Balance, also known as Woman Holding a Balance, dates from the Dutch Golden Age.
  • Woman Holding a Balance is a superb example of Johannes Vermeer’s exquisite sense of stability and rhythm.