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The Milkmaid

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Behind the MasterpieceWhat Makes Vermeer's "The Milkmaid" a Masterpiece?A servant, a loaf of bread, and a thread of milk that has held still for 350 years.Artist StoriesWho Was Johannes Vermeer, and Why Are His Paintings So Rare?A Delft painter who left behind roughly 34 works — and one of the most famous faces in art.