Woman Reading a Letter (1662-65). Gabriel Metsu (Dutch, 1629-1667). Oil on panel. National
Woman Reading a Letter (1662-65). Gabriel Metsu (Dutch, 1629-1667). Oil on panel. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin.Here letter writing and reading are most likely associated with love. The discreet waiting maid pulls aside a curtain hanging from a rod to reveal a choppy seascape, possibly but not demonstrably a reference to the popular adage that love is as hazardous as a sea voyage. The maid’s momentary movement contrasts with the concentration of the young woman who, one senses, will not move until she has finished reading the letter. -- source link
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