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**Allegory of the Catholic Faith**
	painting by Johannes Vermeer, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Instance of	painting (Painting);
Depicts	allegory, terrestrial globe, woman, book, Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifix, tapestry, globe, chalice, checkerboard, glass, sphere, chair, snake, blood, apple, interior and Christ
Made from material	oil paint; canvas (painting support);
Genre	allegory;
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Creator	Johannes Vermeer;
Owned by	Michael Friedsam; Herman van Swoll (–1698);
Maintained by	European Paintings;
Collection	Metropolitan Museum of Art (1931–);
Inventory number	32.100.18 (Metropolitan Museum of Art);
Inception	1670s (before 1672, after 1670);
Width	88.9 cm;
Height	114.3 cm;
Authority file
	Q467359; The Met object ID: 437877; Google Arts & Culture asset ID: iwGeSCUwiEqKgQ
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Allegory of the Catholic Faith by Johannes Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer: Allegory of the Catholic Faith

Artist



Alternative names	Johannes van der Meer, Jan Vermeer, Jan Vermeer van Delft, Johannes Reyniersz. Vermeer
Description	Dutch painter and art dealer
Date of birth/death	October 1632	15 December 1675 (buried)
Location of birth/death	Delft	Delft
Work period	1653–1675
Work location	Delft (1653–1675)
Authority file	: Q41264 VIAF: 51961439 ISNI: 000000010901268X ULAN: 500032927 LCCN: n79006488 NLA: 35580238 MusicBrainz: 3a0fcc05-3037-4d26-8358-69138b8f00de WGA: v/vermeer Open Library: OL134473A GND: 118626590 SELIBR: 99582 SUDOC: 027336336 BNF: 11940023b BPN: 41717663 NDL: 00459685 BIBSYS: 90170004 NKC: jn20000701890 SBN: RAVV025546 BNE: XX914312 CiNii: DA00375717 NLP: a0000001813082 KulturNav: 38475684-4786-4ef6-bd3c-ab11b02b6a2f RKD: 80476 J9U: 987007269687705171 Koninklijke: 068676581 NLK: KAC201719233 WorldCat

Title

Allegory of the Catholic Faith

Object type

painting

Genre

allegory

Description

Crucifixion of Jesus

Date

between 1670 and 1672

Medium

oil on canvas Category:Pages with complex technique templates

Dimensions

height: 114.3 cm (45 in)

; width: 88.9 cm (35 in)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

	Native name	Metropolitan Museum of Art
	Location	Manhattan, New York City, United States
	Coordinates	40° 46′ 46″ N, 73° 57′ 48″ W
	Established	1870
	Website	www.metmuseum.org
	Authority file	: Q160236 VIAF: 126238294 ISNI: 0000000419368761 ULAN: 500125157 LCCN: n79129629 NLA: 36247933 WorldCat

Current location

Gallery 632

Accession number

32.100.18 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Object history

by 1698: Herman Schoffelsz. van Swoll (1698)

22 April 1699: sale of the collection of Herman Schoffelsz. van Swoll at an unknown auction house, Amsterdam
13 July 1718: anonymous sale at an unknown auction house, Amsterdam
19 April 1735: anonymous sale at an unknown auction house, Amsterdam

by 1749: David Ietswart (1749)

22 April 1749: purchased by Ravensberg at an anonymous sale at an unknown auction house, Amsterdam

by 1824: Private collection, Austria
by 1899: Dmitri Schukin, Moscow

1899: acquired by Wächtter, Berlin
1899: purchased by Abraham Bredius (1855-1946), The Hague
1899-1923: lent to Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague
1923-1928: lent to Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
1928: purchased by Kleinberger, Paris
1928: acquired by Michael Friedsam (1931), New York City