Sujet

Woman Reading a Letter, c.1663. Creator: Jan Vermeer.

Légende

Woman Reading a Letter, c.1663. Other Title(s): Woman in Blue Reading a Letter. In a quiet, private moment, a young woman stands, engrossed in reading a letter. It is morning, and she is still wearing her blue nightrobe. All the other colours are subordinate to its radiant lapis lazuli; yellow and red hardly make an appearance. Vermeer rendered the different effects of the cool light precisely. For example, he was the first artist to try soft grey for flesh, and to paint the shadows on the wall light blue.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23A72_445

Model release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

98,1Mo (4,7Mo) / 45,4cm x 54,2cm / 5360 x 6400 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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