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Lady Writing a Letter
with her Maid
c. 1670–1671Oil on canvas
71.1 x 58.4 cm. (28 x 23 in.)
National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
In the corner of a room illuminated by a tall window in the left wall a woman in a pale green dress with white cap and sleeves and pearl earrings sits at a table covered with an oriental carpet writing a letter.
Behind her and to the left stands a maidservant in a more subdued tan and gray outfit with a blue apron. A calm and columnar figure, she crosses her arms and waits while gazing sidelong out the window.
Schrijvende vrouw met dienstbode johannes vermeer biography
Her mistress, in contrast, sets earnestly to her task. The elegant interior features a dark green curtain on the left, black and white marble floor with a skirt of tiles, and a large painting of the Finding of Moses (attributed by some to Peter Lely (fig.
1), who was trained in Haarlem in an ebony frame on the back wall.
A translucent lace curtain hangs down from the leaded glass window. The pattern and diffusion of light are carefully d