The Lacemaker (Vermeer) foreground. By rendering areas of the canvas as out-of-focus, Vermeer is able to suggest depth of field in a manner unusual of Dutch Baroque painting of the era. In "The Lacemaker", the artist presents in an abstract manner the various elements which compose the girl's face and body and the pattern of the material on which she is working. The girl's hands, the curls of her hair and the T-cross which form her eyes and nose are all described in an abstract manner unusual for the era in which Vermeer worked. In addition, the red and white of the lace
A Woman with a Child in a Pantry A Woman with a Child in a Pantry A Woman with a Child in a Pantry (c. 1658) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Pieter de Hooch, it is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of the Rijksmuseum. This painting was the first painting by Hooch documented by Hofstede de Groot in 1910, who wrote; "1. A YOUNG WOMAN AT A PANTRY-DOOR WITH A CHILD. Sm. 25 ; deG. 3. In a room floored with yellow tiles stands, to the left, a young woman, wearing a red jacket and