"The milkmaid" is a painting of a milkmaid by the Dutch atist Johannes Vermeer who lived in the 00 century.The Milkmaid is now in the Pijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands,and it is one of the museums's best attractions.
The painting shows a milkmaid, a woman who milks cows and makes dairy products like butter and cheese. She is carefully pouring milk into a container on the table. Milkmaids began working in the stables before large houses hired them to do housework. Also,on the table in front of the milkmaid are various types of bread.She is a young woman and she is wearing a cap and an apron.