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Woman Reading a Letter (Dutch: Brieflezende vrouw)[1][2] is a painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer, produced in around 1663. It has been part of the collection of the City of Amsterdam since the Van der Hoop bequest in 1854, and in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam since it opened in 1885, the first Vermeer it acquired.[3]

Woman Reading a Letter
Dutch: Brieflezende vrouw
ArtistJohannes Vermeer
Yearc. 1663[1]
MediumOil on canvas
MovementDutch Golden Age painting
Dimensions46.6 cm × 39.1 cm (18.3 in × 15.4 in)
LocationRijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam

Composition


The central element of the painting is a woman in blue standing in front of a window (not depicted) reading a letter.[4] The woman appears to be pregnant, although many have argued that the woman's rounded figure is simply a result of the fashions of the day.[5] Although the woman's loose clothing may be suggestive, pregnancy was very rarely depicted in art during this period.[6]

While the contents of the letter are not visible, the composition of the painting is revealing. The map of the County of Holland and West Friesland[7] in the Netherlands on the wall behind the woman has been interpreted as suggesting that the letter she reads was written by a traveling husband.[8] Alternatively, the box of pearls barely visible on the table before the woman might suggest a lover as pearls are sometimes a symbol of vanity.[9] The very action of letter-reading reflects a thematic pattern throughout Vermeer's works, as a common private moment becomes revealing of the human condition.[10]

The painting is unique among Vermeer's interiors in that no fragment of corner, floor or ceiling can be seen.[11]

The composition and the female figure are similar to Vermeer's 1657-59 painting Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window. This work has similarities to his similarly-dated Woman with a Pearl Necklace and Woman Holding a Balance. The map, drawn by Balthasar Florisz. van Berckenrode [nl], was published in 1620 and reprinted by Willem Blaeu in 1621; it also appears in Vermeer's Officer and Laughing Girl. The latter however, shows a polychromatic map while Woman Reading a Letter depicts a monochromatic print. That such a map really existed is proven by a monochromatic exemplar preserved in the collection of the Westfries Museum at Hoorn.[7]


See also



References


  1. Woman Reading a Letter, Johannes Vermeer, c. 1663, Rijksmuseum. Retrieved on 15 February 2015.
  2. (in Dutch) Brieflezende vrouw, Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1663, Rijksmuseum. Retrieved on 15 February 2015.
  3. Barker, Emma; Nick Webb; Kim Woods (1999). The changing status of the artist. Yale University Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-300-07742-1. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  4. White, James Boyd (1 April 2003). The Edge of Meaning. University of Chicago Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-226-89480-5. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  5. Snow, Edward A. (1994). A study of Vermeer. University of California Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-520-07132-2. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  6. De Winkel, Marieke (1998). "Interpretation of Dress in Vermeer's Paintings". Studies in the History of Art. 55: 326–330. JSTOR 42622616.
  7. James A. Welu, 1975, "Vermeer: His Cartographic Sources", The Art Bulletin 57: 529-547
  8. White (2003), 265.
  9. Schneider, Norbert (17 May 2000). Vermeer, 1632-1675: veiled emotions. Taschen. p. 49. ISBN 978-3-8228-6323-7. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  10. Baker, Christopher. "Vermeer, Jan". Oxford Art Online. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  11. Snow (1994), 167.

Further reading





На других языках

[de] Briefleserin in Blau

Briefleserin in Blau ist ein zwischen 1662 und 1664 entstandenes Ölgemälde von Jan Vermeer. Das 46,5 Zentimeter hohe und 39 Zentimeter breite Bild zeigt eine Frau beim Lesen eines Briefes. Es befindet sich in der Sammlung des Rijksmuseums in Amsterdam.
- [en] Woman Reading a Letter (Vermeer)

[es] Mujer leyendo una carta (Vermeer)

Mujer leyendo una carta, también Muchacha de azul leyendo una carta[1] (en neerlandés, Brieflezende vrouw in het blauw), es una obra del pintor holandés Johannes Vermeer. Está realizada al óleo sobre lienzo. Fue pintada en 1663-1664. Mide 46,6 cm de alto y 39,1 cm de ancho. Se conserva en el Rijksmuseum de Ámsterdam, Países Bajos.

[fr] La Femme en bleu lisant une lettre

La Femme en bleu lisant une lettre (en néerlandais : Brieflezende vrouw in het blauw) est un tableau de Johannes Vermeer réalisé vers 1662-1665. Cette huile sur toile de 46,5 cm par 39 cm[1] est aujourd'hui conservée au Rijksmuseum, à Amsterdam (Pays-Bas)[2].

[it] Donna in azzurro che legge una lettera

La Donna in azzurro che legge una lettera è un dipinto a olio su tela (46,6x39,1 cm) di Jan Vermeer, databile al 1663 circa e conservato nel Rijksmuseum di Amsterdam.

[ru] Женщина, читающая письмо

«Женщина, читающая письмо» — картина нидерландского художника Яна Вермеера, написанная в 1663—1664 годах. Первая картина Вермеера, приобретённая Государственным музеем Амстердама в 1885 году, где и хранится поныне[2].


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