Girl Reading a Letter by an Open Window

Johannes Vermeerca. 1659

Old Masters Picture Gallery, Dresden State Art Museums
Dresden, Germany

The painting can be placed at the beginning of a series of quiet interior scenes with few figures, which are characteristic of Vermeer's oeuvre after the end of the 1650s.

Details

Title: Girl Reading a Letter by an Open Window
Creator Lifespan: 1632 - 1675
Creator Nationality: Netherlands
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Death Place: Delft
Creator Birth Place: Delft
Date Created: ca. 1659
Physical Dimensions: w 63.8 x h 83 cm
Painter: Johannes Vermeer
Collection: Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery)
Type: Painting
Rights: Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden Photograph: Hans Peter Klut/Elke Estel
External Link: http://www.skd.museum/

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