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The Love Letter

Johannes Vermeerca. 1669 - ca. 1670

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Vermeer chose an unusual vantage point for this painting. From a dim space in the foreground, a glimpse is afforded of another room with a domestic scene. An elegantly dressed woman looks up expectantly at a maidservant, who has just handed her a letter. The seascape on the wall behind them may well allude to the epistle’s subject: during the 17th century, the sea was often compared to love, and the lover to a ship.

Details

  • Title: The Love Letter
  • Creator: Vermeer, Johannes
  • Date created: ca. 1669 - ca. 1670
  • Physical Dimensions: doek
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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