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George Washington Crossing the Delaware
Perspective Light Color Form Motion Proportion
No, all of the shadows in this painting correspond to the light that is coming in from the open window on the left.
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Johannes Vermeer, Dutch, 1632­1675
Young Woman with a Water Jug, early 1660s
Oil on canvas; 18 x 16 in. (45.7 x 40.6)
Marquand Collection, Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1889 (89.19.21)



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