Diana and her Nymphs
Johannes Vermeer · Oil on canvas · Dutch Golden Age · c. 1653–1654 · Mauritshuis
Do not begin with action: watch seated bodies, lowered faces, and subdued light form a contemplative group.
Exhibition: Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch masterpieces of the 17th century — Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka · –