Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window - Jan Vermeer
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The love of the interplay of light that Vermeer was to carry thoughout his life is well represented in this painting, from the drapes on the right hand side of the picture that positively shine, to the face of the girl who is rapt in her letter reading.
Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window
oil on canvas
1657-59
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Gemaldegalerie, Dresden