COMES IN SEALED COIN CARD WITH PROTECTIVE SLEEVE

SPECIFICATIONS:

Material: Pure Gold (99.99%)
Finish: Proof like
Issuer: Chad
Weight: 1/1000 oz
Size: 11 x 15,4 mm

Assay Dimensions: 85 x 54 mm
Face Value: 3000 Francs

Mintage: 50,000

“The Art of Painting” is a painting by the Delft painter Jan Vermeer (1632–1675), considered one of the artist’s masterpieces due to its exquisite use of light and shadow. The motif is seen as an allegory of art. It depicts a richly detailed interior scene, with the painter himself sitting in front of an easel in the center, his back to the viewer. The model stands at the vanishing point of the picture and is masterfully accentuated by the incoming light. Festiveness, silence, and seclusion characterize the painting. Over the course of its provenance, the work has been given various titles, such as “De Schilderconst,” “Allegory of Painting,” or “The Artist in His Studio.” Measuring 120 centimeters high and 100 centimeters wide, it is also one of Vermeer’s larger paintings, even in its format. The painting has been exhibited at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna since 1946.