Masterpiece

Artist	Johannes Vermeer
Title	Girl reading a letter at an open window
Year	1657
Technique	Oil on canvas
Current location	Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany

Johannes Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) was not a very prolific painter - fewer than 40 of his paintings are known, and it is unlikely he painted many more than those. Most of his works are of domestic interior scenes, possibly of his own house.

Girl reading a letter at an open window

Girl reading a letter at an open window is on permanent display in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery) in Dresden, Germany.