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The Milkmaid, sometimes called The Kitchen Maid, is an oil-on-canvas painting of a "milkmaid", in fact, a domestic kitchen maid, by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer. It is in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, which regards it as "unquestionably one of the museum's finest attractions".

Milkmaid art refers to a genre of paintings that depict scenes of dairy farming life, particularly focusing on women engaged in the traditional task of milking cows. Originating in the 19th century, milkmaid art often romanticizes rural life and portrays the simplicity and tranquility of countryside living. 2936 $DEGEN