# A Woman Asleep at Table \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VERMEER, Johannes](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vermeer-johannes-re69097dde706b3>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

A Woman Asleep at Table \(detail\) c. 1657 Oil on canvas Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The painter shows us in the left part of the composition a table covered with a glowing Oriental rug pulled up in front. On it is a Delftware plate with fruit, a white pitcher, and an overturned glass or roemer in the foreground.

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- [A Lady and Two Gentlemen \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vermeer-johannes-re69097dde706b3/a-lady-and-two-gentlemen-detail-r684f0674985c50>)
- [A Lady and Two Gentlemen \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vermeer-johannes-re69097dde706b3/a-lady-and-two-gentlemen-detail-rc621429db1ac53>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)