A chandelier in this painting is topped by a double-headed eagle.
The artist of this painting only made one other work in the same genre, in which a snake has been crushed by a stone and a woman with her hand on her heart looks up at a glass sphere. Near the bottom left of this painting, a death mask lies on a table. A chandelier in this painting is topped by a double-headed eagle. A large blue and gold curtain is pulled back to reveal this painting's scene. A woman in this painting may be carrying a book by Thucydides, since she is based on Cesare Ripa's depiction of Clio. That woman also carries a trumpet and wears a blue wreath on her head. A large map of the Netherlands hangs on the back wall of the room in this painting, which shows a painter and a female model. For 10 points, name this allegorical work by Jan Vermeer.
The artist of this painting only made one other work in the same genre, in which a snake has been crushed by a stone and a woman with her hand on her heart looks up at a glass sphere.
The Art of Painting [or The Allegory of Painting; or The Painter in His Studio; or De Schilderkunst]