Woman Reading a Letter
Details
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- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- height 70 cm x width 63 cm
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Image provider
- rijksmuseum
- License
- Public Domain
- Credit
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Art Genome Taxonomy
6 tags
Subject Matter
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Interiors Visual · 99%
The scene takes place inside a furnished room, with a wall map, upholstered chairs, a horizontal architectural rail, and other domestic furnishings surrounding the figure.
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Scenes of Everyday Life Visual · 98%
A single figure is shown performing an ordinary domestic activity—reading an unfolded letter—in a furnished interior.
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People at Home Visual · 90%
The figure is situated in a domestic room with household seating and furnishings, supporting a scene of a person at home.
Visual Qualities
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Dark Colors Visual · 91%
Deep browns, blacks, muted greens, and subdued grays dominate the furnishings and background, contrasted by the illuminated blue garment and pale wall.
Medium and Techniques
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Oil Painting Metadata · 100%
The museum metadata identifies the work's medium as oil on canvas.
Time Periods
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17th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The museum metadata dates the work to circa 1663, placing it in the seventeenth century.
Source & rights
Johannes Vermeer. Woman Reading a Letter. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.