ART LECTIO

Begin with a reflection.

Spend a few minutes with Vermeer’s The Milkmaid. In this reflection, I consider the care she brings to an ordinary task, and what we might learn from it.

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Johannes Vermeer · The Milkmaid · c. 1657–1658

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