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Works of art (81)

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The Love Letter

The Love Letter

Johannes Vermeer, c. 1669 - c. 1670

The Love Letter

The Love Letter

Willem Bartel van der Kooi, 1808

Liefdesbrief

Liefdesbrief

Cornelis Dusart, 1670 - 1704

Love Note

Love Note

Johannes Hendrik van West, 1838

Courtisane fluisterend tegen haar kamuro

Courtisane fluisterend tegen haar kamuro

Okumura Masanobu (mentioned on object), 1743 - 1747

Interieur met slapende elegante dame in stoel

Interieur met slapende elegante dame in stoel

Elisabeth Claire Tardieu (mentioned on object), 1741 - 1773

Liefde die elke nacht ontmoet

Liefde die elke nacht ontmoet

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1792 - 1796

Twee jonge brieflezende vrouwen

Twee jonge brieflezende vrouwen

Loescher & Petsch (mentioned on object), c. 1855 - c. 1870

Voorlezen van een brief

Voorlezen van een brief

Jan van Somer (mentioned on object), 1655 - 1706

Stories (3)

The Love Letter The Love Letter

The love letter

1:00 min. - What makes this letter a love letter?

The Love Letter The Love Letter

Love Letter

Mysterious message

The Love Letter The Love Letter

The Love Letter, in high resolution

Zoom in to miniscule pigment particles

Other Results (2)

A gift in 1939

The traces of origin we discover offer glimpses into the lives of people such as Marie Waldeck-Reiss – into their knowledge and their love for the objects now found in museums.

Reviews: Much of a Dutchness: the world’s biggest ever Vermeer show is an unmissable feast -

In The Love Letter, a maid has just brought her mistress a letter which they are discussing avidly. We seem to be passing in front of the doorway, like guests infringing on a private moment.

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