Loading

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/

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Flash this QR Code to get the app
Google apps