Vermeer’s painting in New York

The painting will be exposed as part of an exhibition on the 17th-century Dutch artist at The Metropolitan Museum of Art next month.

The Milkmaid, dating from 1658, shows a milkmaid in a blue and yellow color dress pouring milk from a jug into a bowl.

The painting is being loaned to the New York gallery on next month by Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum. It was final seen in the US at the 1939 World's Fair, in New York.

Five other works by Vermeer from the galleries own collection will also go on display, as well as works by other Dutch painters.

Along with Rembrandt and Frans Hals, Vermeer is considering as one of the greatest Dutch artists, however only 36 of his paintings survive today. The exhibition opens on September 10 and runs until November 29.