# A Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [VERMEER, Johannes]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Oil on canvas ## Commentary The use of the inverted Galilean telescope becomes evident if one examines the perspective and the relative importance of the table at the right, covered with an Oriental rug, upon which stands a white pitcher on a silver plate. White porcelain jugs appear repeatedly in Vermeer's art. They contained wine, which was supposed to act as a love potion and help men seduce women. ## Related artworks - [A Lady and Two Gentlemen \(detail\)]() - [A Lady and Two Gentlemen \(detail\)]() - [A Lady and Two Gentlemen \(detail\)]() - [A Lady and Two Gentlemen]() - [A Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman \(detail\)]() - [A Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman \(detail\)]() - [A Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman]() - [A Lady Drinking and a Gentleman \(detail\)]() - [A Lady Drinking and a Gentleman \(detail\)]() - [A Lady Drinking and a Gentleman \(detail\)]() - [A Lady Drinking and a Gentleman \(detail\)]() - [A Lady Drinking and a Gentleman \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()