Brieflezende vrouw
Johannes Vermeer · c. 1663
Enjoying a quiet, private moment, this young woman is absorbed in reading a letter in the morning light. She is still wearing her blue night jacket. All of the colours in the composition are secondary to its radiant lapis lazuli blue. Vermeer recorded the effects of light with extraordinary precision. Particularly innovative is his rendering of the woman’s skin with pale grey, and the shadows on the wall using light blue.
- Artist
- Johannes Vermeer
- Date
- c. 1663
- Medium
- canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Dimensions
- height 46.5 cm x width 39 cm x depth 6.5 cm
Featured in
- Vermeer — curated by Mooseium Curator
Open-access artwork courtesy of Rijksmuseum. Mooseium is not affiliated with or endorsed by this institution.