Officer and Laughing Girl
- Artist
- Johannes Vermeer
- Date
- c.1657
- Style
- Baroque
- Genre
- Genre painting
- Location
- Frick Collection
"Officer and Laughing Girl," also known as "Officer with a Laughing Girl," is a oil on canvas painting by Johannes Vermeer, created around 1657. This genre painting exemplifies the Baroque period's emphasis on detail and naturalism. Measuring 50.5 by 46 cm, the work captures a lively moment between an officer and a laughing girl with masterful use of light and color. It belongs to the Frick Collection in New York, alongside other Vermeer masterpieces like Girl Interrupted at Her Music.
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