Study of a Young Woman, ca. 1665?67, Oil on canvas, 17 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (44. 5 x 40 cm), Paintings, Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, Delft 1632?1675 Delft), This may be one of the three paintings by Vermeer that were described in an Amsterdam auction of 1696 as 'A 'face' in an antique dress, uncommonly artful. ' Although a live model must have been employed, the artist's goal was not portraiture but a study of character and expression