Tribute: Walter Liedtke, Curator of Dutch and Flemish painting at the Met » vermeer-milkmaid

Johannes Vermeer, The Milkmaid, about 1657–58. Oil on canvas; 17 7/8 x 16 1/8 in. (45.5 x 41 cm). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. This painting was the centerpiece of an exhibition at the Met, curated by Walter Liedtke, that drew over 300,000 visitors

Johannes Vermeer, The Milkmaid, about 1657–58. Oil on canvas; 17 7/8 x 16 1/8 in. (45.5 x 41 cm). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. This painting was the centerpiece of an exhibition at the Met, curated by Walter Liedtke, that drew over 300,000 visitors