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Woman Reading a Letter is an oil painting by Dutch artist Gabriël Metsu, created c. 1665–1667, shortly before his death. During his lifetime, under the Golden Age of Dutch painting, Metsu was a renowned painter, much better known than Vermeer. [1] This painting is assumed to be a pair with Man Writing a Letter.
Description A woman is engrossed in reading a letter she has just received from her suitor. She holds the sheet at an angle, not only because she may need more light to read it, but also because she wants to hide the contents from her maid. Yet, her servant already knows what the letter is about.
18 sie 2020 · Woman Reading a Letter is an oil painting by Gabriël Metsu made in the mid-1660s, shortly before Metsu's death. During his lifetime, under the Golden Age of Dutch painting Metsu was a renowned painter, much better known than Vermeer. It is assumed to be a pair with Man Writing a Letter.
In Gabriel Metsu’s Man Writing a Letter, the globe behind the open window, together with the elegantly framed landscape painting on the wall, underscore the distance between the letter writer seated at his table and the addressee, while also reminding us of the microcosm of individual life vis-à-vis the macrocosm of the world at large [fig. 1]
Gabriël Metsu Woman Reading a Letter 1664 – 1666 Author Gabriël Metsu Object Painting Keywords Century 17th Century Country Netherlands Dimensions 40.2 × 52.5 cm File 1024 × 1330 px Source National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin Link http://onlinecollection.nationalgallery.ie/objects/8709/woman-reading-a-letter Copyright
8 mar 2019 · Two paintings made by the Dutch artist Gabriël Metsu (1629 - 1667). These two paintings form a couple. In the left one a man is sitting behind a table and is writing a letter. The Persian rug on the table (typical Dutch) and silver writing set on the table indicate that this is a wealthy man.
Page of Woman Reading a Letter by METSU, Gabriel in the Web Gallery of Art, a searchable image collection and database of European painting, sculpture and architecture (200-1900)
