Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window

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Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window is a celebrated 17th-century Dutch genre painting by Johannes Vermeer, renowned for its intimate domestic scene, subtle play of light, and meticulous detail.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch Golden Age painting
genre painting
oil painting
painting
artist Johannes Vermeer
artStyle Baroque
realism
city Dresden
collection Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
completionDate circa 1657–1659
country Germany
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
creator Johannes Vermeer
depicts green curtain
interior domestic scene
lead-paned window
open window
still life with fruit
table covered with carpet
wall with painting of Cupid
young woman reading a letter
genre genre painting
hasColorPalette muted earth tones with strong highlights
hasPerspective single-point interior perspective
hasRestoration removal of overpaint hiding Cupid painting
height 83 cm
inception circa 1657
influencedBy Dutch interior painting tradition
languageOfTitle English
lighting light entering from the left
location Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
mainSubject woman reading a letter
materialUsed oil paint
movement Dutch Golden Age
notableFor complex symbolism
intimate domestic atmosphere
meticulous detail
subtle play of light
orientation portrait format
originalTitle Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window self-linksurface differs
surface form: Brieflesendes Mädchen am offenen Fenster
originalTitleLanguage German
partOf Vermeer’s early mature period
restorationDate 2017–2021
restoredBy Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister conservation team
support canvas
symbolizes intimacy
love
private communication
width 64.5 cm

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Johannes Vermeer notableWork Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window
Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window originalTitle Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Brieflesendes Mädchen am offenen Fenster