The Art of Painting (detail), Johannes Vermeer, between 1665 and 1667

Text in the map on the background wall. (nova xvii prov[in]ciarum [germaniae inf]eri- [o]ris descriptioi et accurata earundem. . De no[vo] em[en]d[ata]. . Rec[tiss]- ime edit[ap]ernicolaum piscatorem. ). Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: between 1665 and 1667. Place of creation: Delft. Dimensions: height: 120 cm (47.2 in) ; width: 100 cm (39.3 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum. Vermeer-ArtPainting-TextMap-1117