{"product_id":"a-maid-asleep-1","title":"A Maid Asleep","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Maid Asleep\u003c\/b\u003e, painted around 1656–57 by \u003cb\u003eJohannes Vermeer\u003c\/b\u003e, shows a young servant dozing at a table laid with fruit and an overturned glass, seen through a doorway that Vermeer originally filled with a second figure — visible in X-rays but painted out by the artist himself before completion, transforming a narrative scene into something quieter and more ambiguous. What remains is one of Vermeer's earliest fully realized interiors: warm light, a table of still-life objects, and a moment of private, unguarded rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVermeer's decision to remove the second figure is itself revealing of his mature aesthetic — a preference for stillness and suggestion over anecdote, for interiors that invite the viewer to construct a story rather than being handed one. Only around thirty-four paintings are securely attributed to Vermeer, making every one, including this one, extraordinarily rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeld in the collection of \u003cb\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/b\u003e (Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913), this masterwork is presented here as a \u003cb\u003epremium stretched canvas reproduction\u003c\/b\u003e, printed on museum-quality matte canvas and hand-wrapped around a solid 0.75-inch gallery wrap frame — ready to hang and built to last.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJohannes Vermeer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eYear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eca. 1656–57\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e34 1\/2 x 30 1\/8 in. (87.6 x 76.5 cm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cb\u003eMovement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBaroque (Dutch Golden Age)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:24px;font-size:14px;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:12px 0 8px\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAvailable sizes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 × 25 cm (8″ × 10″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e51 × 76 cm (20″ × 30″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:4px 0\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e102 × 152 cm (40″ × 60″)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding:8px 0 4px;color:#888;font-size:13px\"\u003eAll sizes include a 0.75\" gallery wrap. Ready to hang — no framing required.\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Gallerivm","offers":[{"title":"S — 30×40 cm","offer_id":60053231862094,"sku":"GLV-14570318158-S","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M — 40×50 cm","offer_id":60053232320846,"sku":"GLV-14570318158-M","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L — 60×90 cm","offer_id":60053232353614,"sku":"GLV-14570318158-L","price":105.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1044\/1637\/9214\/files\/DP355525_a46dba06-8b6f-4ff5-a0c5-c9d142b7de7f.jpg?v=1783350665","url":"https:\/\/gallerivm.com\/en-us\/products\/a-maid-asleep-1","provider":"Gallerivm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}