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O/Ref: JV-TLL1
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The Love Letter by Johannes Vermeer
This faithful reproduction in oil on canvas captures the secret of a lady from the Golden Age
A masterly symbol of the Dutch Golden Age and intimate interior painting, this doorway composition captivates through geometric virtuosity and narrative finesse. Bearing the evocative title “The Love Letter”, this famous work signed by Jan Vermeer features a maid delivering a secret letter to her mistress. The painter orchestrates a subtle reflection on privacy and the mysteries of romantic feeling.
Observed from the darkness of an adjacent room through an open door, the main scene unfolds in a space bathed in soft morning light. A lady dressed in a bright yellow indoor coat and holding a lute on her lap looks up in surprise toward her maid standing beside her. The maid in a brown bodice and blue apron hands her a folded letter with a knowing smile. In the foreground shadow of the anteroom, a straw broom and abandoned slippers rest on a black and white marble tile floor. Two seascape and landscape paintings adorn the back wall.
Jan Vermeer confirms his unmatched expertise in optical box perspective management and the poetry of tight framing. His oil-on-canvas technique restores marble grain and garment satin with incomparable documentary precision and clarity.
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PAINTING :
- Oil painting reproduction made by hand on a coton canvas.
- The choice of the formats is possible from the options of the article with the possibility of ordering your custom format.
- The delay for the making of the reproduction is about 3 or 4 weeks but this delay can be extended by the painter if necessary.
- Shipping time are approximately 10 to 15 business days by NORMAL delivery and 5 to 6 business days by EXPRESS delivery.