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Print. The image is printed on the top quality 10-ink HP Z9PS printer on HP matte 270 g / m2 paper. You can choose any size to an accuracy of 1 cm. A margin of 5 cm around the image is added to the size of the motif.
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Girl reading a letter
Date:
1657-1659Medium:
oil on canvasLocation:
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Zwinger, DresdenDimensions:
83 x 64,5 Girl Reading a Letter is a painting by
Jan Vermeer dated 1657-1659. Traces of the painter's signature have been preserved at the bottom of the painting. The main dominant feature of the painting is a girl standing in front of an open window over which a heavy, burgundy curtain is draped. What is very remarkable is that the girl's face is reflected in the glass window, Vermmer was able to portray the girl's reflection very believably.
The girl is glimpsed in the letter. It is a question for every viewer what this noble lady is reading. Whether it's love writing or some sad news. What is also very strange about this picture is that there is a bowl of fruit spilled on the girl's bed. The entire painting is shrouded in dark, mysterious colors.
Vermeer painted picture Girl reading a letter in 1657-1659. Prevailing color of this fine art print is brown and its shape is portrait. Original size is 83 x 64,5 . This art piece is located in Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Zwinger, Dresden. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.
Johannes, Jan or Johan Vermeer (1632-1675). Dutch painter. He enjoyed painting scenes from life and common situations in the households of townspeople. During his lifetime, he did not become famous and in his time, he was rather a provincial painter. He worked carefully and slowly; he loved to work with light and used brilliant colours with expensive pigments. His art was rediscovered in the 19th century and he has since slowly become a recognized and sought-after painter. He allegedly worked with the obscura camera to achieve true perspective and composition. Often his paintings depict one or two figures at the window. His most famous work is considered to be
Girl with a Pearl Earring.