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Allegory of the Catholic Faith by Johannes Vermeer
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Allegory of the Catholic Faith, ca. 1670–72

Johannes Vermeer

Oil on canvas · 45 x 35 in. (114.3 x 88.9 cm)

A woman in white and blue amid tapestry, globe and crucifix on a chequered floor.

Vermeer stages faith as theatre: a woman in white and blue rests a hand on her breast amid a crucifix, a glass orb and a great tapestry drawn back like a curtain. Rare among his works for its symbolism, it keeps his hallmark cool light and chequered floor.

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