Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window

Johannes Vermeer1657–1659
Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window by Johannes Vermeer. Wikimedia Commons / Public domain

About this painting

A young woman stands by an open window absorbed in reading a letter. A 2017–2021 restoration revealed a previously overpainted Cupid on the back wall, recovering the work's original meaning as a meditation on love. The interplay of curtain, window light, and the woman's reflection is among Vermeer's most refined.
Date
1657–1659
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
83 × 64.5 cm
Owner
Logo courtesy of Gemäldegalerie Alte MeisterGemäldegalerie Alte Meister

Motifs

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Letters6 works
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Current location

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany