Wheel of Affinities — The Art of Painting — Johannes Vermeer

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Wheel of Affinities

Let one painting lead you to the next

Welcome. Every artwork orbiting this wheel shares a thread with “The Art of Painting”. Take your time, follow what catches your eye, and let curiosity carry you from one masterpiece to another.

How to explore

Drag left or right to spin the wheel.
Drag up or down — or scroll — to zoom in and out.
Hover an artwork to reveal its title and affinities; click to open it.

The eight directions: Each spoke is a kind of kinship — period, movement, vibe, topics, keywords, tone and main colour, plus “other” for the freer, more surprising matches.
Distance from the centre: The closer a work sits to the heart of the wheel, the stronger its bond with this painting. Works near the rim are looser, more unexpected echoes — often the most rewarding to discover.

period

movement

vibe

topics

keywords

tone

main color

other

period

Girl red hat — Johannes Vermeer
The Art of painting — Johannes Vermeer, 1668
The music lesson, ca Royal — Johannes Vermeer, 1665

movement

Le favola di Aracne — Diego Velázquez
The Music Lesson — Johannes Vermeer, 1665
The Concert — Johannes Vermeer, 1665

vibe

The music lesson, ca Royal — Johannes Vermeer, 1665

topics

The Art of Painting — Johannes Vermeer, 1668
The Procuress, detail (supposed self-portrait) — Johannes Vermeer
Interior with Figures — Pieter de Hooch, 1663
The Little Street (detail) — Johannes Vermeer, 1657
Woman with a Pearl Necklace (detail) — Johannes Vermeer, 1662

keywords

Girl red hat — Johannes Vermeer
The Little Street (detail) — Johannes Vermeer, 1657
The music lesson, ca Royal — Johannes Vermeer, 1665
A Lady and Two Gentlemen — Johannes Vermeer, 1659
Young Woman with a Water Jug (detail) — Johannes Vermeer, 1660
Lady with Her Maidservant Holding a Letter — Johannes Vermeer, 1667
The Music Lesson — Johannes Vermeer, 1665

tone

A Lady and Two Gentlemen — Johannes Vermeer, 1659
Merry Company — Pieter de Hooch, 1600
LE DUO CHANTEUSE ET JOUEUR DE LUTH THEORBE — Gerard ter Borch
Merry Society — Johannes Vermeer
Girl red hat — Johannes Vermeer
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary — Johannes Vermeer, 1654
The Art of painting — Johannes Vermeer, 1668
The Procuress, detail (supposed self-portrait) — Johannes Vermeer
The music lesson, ca Royal — Johannes Vermeer, 1665
The Concert — Johannes Vermeer, 1665

main color

Soldiers Beside A Fireplace_2 — Willem Cornelisz Duyster
Girl red hat — Johannes Vermeer
The music lesson, ca Royal — Johannes Vermeer, 1665
The Concert — Johannes Vermeer, 1665
The concert, ca Isabella St — Johannes Vermeer, 1666
The Concert — Johannes Vermeer, 1665
A Lady and Two Gentlemen — Johannes Vermeer, 1659
Merry Society — Johannes Vermeer
Le favola di Aracne — Diego Velázquez
The Procuress, detail (supposed self-portrait) — Johannes Vermeer
Plaque of a Dutch woman tatting lace — Johannes Vermeer
Merry Company — Pieter de Hooch, 1600
Lady with Her Maidservant Holding a Letter — Johannes Vermeer, 1667
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary — Johannes Vermeer, 1654
Interior with Figures — Pieter de Hooch, 1663
Jan Vermeer’s Young Woman with a Pearl Necklace on display at the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum in 1917. — johannes vermeer van delft, 1917
Woman with a Pearl Necklace (detail) — Johannes Vermeer, 1662
The Art of Painting — Johannes Vermeer, 1668

other

A Man Singing and Another Playing the Viola in an Interior — Pieter Janssens Elinga