Keil Boström, “Jan Vermeer van Delft en Cornelis van der Meulen,” Oud-Holland 66 (1951): 117–122, suggests that the painting depicted may be one by Adam Frans van der Meulen (French, born Flanders, 1632 - 1690). The contrast of smoothly blended final paint over the vigorous underpaint creates a variety of textural and light effects. Such proportional relationships help balance and harmonize the essentially asymmetrical composition. The support was prepared with a warm gray ground, which extends onto the tacking margin on the right and lower edges. [2] [2]See inventory no. One possibility is that she is Vermeer’s wife, Catharina Bolnes. We ship all over the world. This Johannes Vermeer A Lady Writing a Letter needs 14 -18 days for production time frame. The National Gallery of Art serves the nation by welcoming all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity. Writing a letter. Let me guide you through the phrases that may be used while writing a letter. Vermeer worked with a colored underpaint characterized by stronger contrasts of light and dark than the final paint and a rougher texture. Johannes Vermeer became a master in the Saint Luke’s Guild of Delft on December 29, 1653. In his study of optics he undoubtedly used a camera obscura, or "darkened chamber,"" the ancestor of the modern photographic camera. 94). 6th St and Constitution Ave NW See memo dated February 2, 1968, in NGA conservation department files. 439. 436); purchased by Héris for François-Xavier's son. Accents on the pearls decorating her jewelry box, her earrings, and her satin hair ribbons further enliven the image. The painting style and technique, as well as the woman’s costume and hairdo, however, relate to other works that appear to belong to the artist’s mature phase, in the mid-to-late 1660s. It may have be… Contours are softened by blending adjacent paint areas wet-into-wet, or by leaving a small area of ground or underpaint exposed along the edges of the forms. Lady writing a letter with her maid c. 1670 72.2 x 59.7 cm Oil on canvas Signed right centre on the front of the table: IVMeer (IVM in monogram) National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin Bequest of Sir Alfred Beit It’s so much nicer to receive an enveloped card. 7th St and Constitution Ave NW The woman’s open gaze engages the viewer, which suggests that the painting may be a portrait instead of a generalized portrayal of a young woman at her writing table. The letter-writing theme would have allowed Vermeer to achieve a convincing sense of naturalism that formal portraits often lack. The owner, a member of Britain's Parliament, was targeted by the IRA, who broke into his estate in 1974 and took a total of nineteen paintings. Harry and Horace Havemeyer decided to donate the painting to the National Gallery of Art because of their father’s admiration for the Gallery and its director John Walker. Vermeer must have known Ter Borch’s Letter Writer (c. 1655, Mauritshuis, The Hague), the first Dutch depiction of this subject, as well as Metsu’s slightly later adaptation, Elegant Lady Writing at Her Desk (c. 1662–1664, Leiden Collection). It was treated in 1935 by Louis de Wild. Johannes Vermeer - A lady writing (c 1665-1666).jpg 2,649 × 3,000; 6.83 MB. This will give the person a chance to ask someone else who might be able to write a stronger letter. 22 of the paintings). It shows off your romantic side: Whether you are just starting to date a woman or have been with her for years, writing her a love letter shows her that you are a … 22, 2019). West Building Read our full Open Access policy for images. Above all, Johannes Vermeer was a painter of light. overall: 45 x 39.9 cm (17 11/16 x 15 11/16 in. The width of the table, moreover, is approximately one-half the width of the painting. Dissius [1653-1695], Delft;[1] (his sale, Amsterdam, 16 May 1696, no. Read our full Open Access policy for images. Also in the process of writing the letter don't forget the objective of that letter, and this is to have a positive response from the lady you are writing to so that you can continue getting to know each other! It is believed to have been completed around 1665. This is just as they would look to someone concentrating specifically on the woman. Ter Borch’s model, his half-sister Gesina (also depicted in The Suitor's Visit), is clearly absorbed in her writing, while Metsu’s writer stops mid-gesture as she lifts her quill from the ink well, turning to meet the viewer’s eye. [2] [2]Robert L. Feller, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, has identified chalk, lead white, black, and red and yellow iron oxide pigments in the gray ground (see report dated June 26, 1974, in NGA conservation department files). Copyright © 2011-Present www.JohannesVermeer.org. A perfectly worded letter surely ends up with marriage bells. Infrared reflectography was carried out using a Santa Barbara Focalplane InSb camera filtered to 1.5–1.8 microns (H filter). See Gabriel Metsu, A Young Woman Composing Music, c. 1662–1663 (Mauritshuis, inventory no. In Lady writing a letter with her maid Vermeer uses his skill to paint enigmatic expressions, making a thousand stories possible for every scene. Title: A Lady Writing. 25.110.24 from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; and inventory no. You may download complete editions of this catalog from the catalog’s home page. The identity of the sitter has not been established. Vermeer has here significantly reduced the number of compositional elements and focused intently on the woman’s figure and a few objects in her environment. Born in 1631, she would have been in her early-to-mid thirties when Vermeer painted this work. One possible explanation for the woman’s striking pose is that A Lady Writing is a portrait. © 2021 National Gallery of Art Notices Terms of Use Privacy Policy, See inventory no. [4] This is suggested by the Getty Provenance Index© Databases, Public Collections, record 17464. Click Image to view detail. [5] [5]See memo dated February 2, 1968, in NGA conservation department files. Behind her stands an attentive man, before her another woman playing a lute. 912B from the Staatliche Museen, Berlin; inventory no. Export from an artist page includes image if available, biography, notes, and bibliography. The only recognizable instrument is a bass viol. File:Johannes Vermeer - Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid (detail) - WGA24699.jpg; File:Johannes Vermeer - Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid - WGA24696.jpg; File:Lady Writing A Letter With Her Maid (Vermeer).JPG; File:Woman writing a letter, with her maid, by Johannes Vermeer.jpg Franklin W. Robinson, Gabriel Metsu (1629–1667): A Study of His Place in Dutch Genre Painting of the Golden Age (New York, 1974), 64–65, dates this painting to around 1667. The West Building will reopen on Friday, May 14! [5] The Knoedler’s consignment numbers were CA 1503 (from Morgan) and CA 2758 (from Lady Oakes), per the Getty Provenance Index© Databases, Public Collections, record 17464. For the complete transactions between her husband Jacob Dissius and his father Abraham Dissius following her death, see John Michael Montias, Vermeer and His Milieu: A Web of Social History, Princeton, 1989: 246-257, 359-361, docs. He has posed the woman in the foreground of the painting, thereby enhancing her physical and psychological presence. For emblematic literature relating musical instruments to love see Eddy de Jongh, Zinne- en Minnebeelden in de schilderkunst van de zeventiende eeuw (Amsterdam, 1967), 50–51. 912B from the Staatliche Museen, Berlin; inventory no. Unlike other of Vermeer’s depictions of letter writers such as the Mistress and Maid (Frick Collection, New York), no maid delivers a letter or awaits a reply. A few flake losses exist, mostly on the edges. The work shows a middle-class woman attended by a housemaid who is presumably acting as messenger and go-between for the lady and her lover. The evidence, however, is not sufficient to sustain an attribution. B. de Vries, copy in NGA curatorial files). Average densities of 14.5 threads/cm horizontally and 12.1 threads/cm vertically were measured by the Thread Count Automation Project of Cornell University and Rice University (see report dated May 2010 in NGA conservation department files). center left on frame of picture on back wall: IVMEER (IVM in ligature). Technical examination with x-radiography and infrared reflectography has clarified Vermeer’s process. There is some abrasion in the still life hanging on the wall, but overall the painting is in excellent condition. Don’t worry about organization. 364: “a yellow satin mantle with white fur trimming.” Closed. Finally, her form is modeled with delicate brushstrokes and subtle nuances of color that articulate her features with unusual clarity. We are going to learn how to start the letter, which sentences we could use in the beginning and how to end the letter. Original entry by Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., April 24, 2014. She holds a quill pen loosely in her right hand, while her left hand secures the paper. distance (from source to plate). Small, regularly spaced holes along the left and right edges penetrate the paint and ground layer but do not align with the cusping pattern or appear to be tack holes from a dimensional change. The seated lady in Mistress and Maid in the Frick Collection, New York, had evidently been writing a letter before she unexpectedly receives a letter delivered by the maid. Jot down all the reasons you have for writing this letter. Confirm if you know the recipient's name. The hairstyle, with the braided chignon on the back of the head and the ribbons tied in bows formed like stars, was popular in the third quarter of the seventeenth century, particularly after the early 1660s. [10] [10]E. Melanie Gifford, public lecture at symposium for the exhibition Johannes Vermeer, January 20, 1996. 1] Johannes Vermeer, Mistress and Maid, c. 1667–1668, oil on canvas, Frick Collection, New York. Export from an object page includes entry, notes, images, and all menu items except overview and related contents. [9] [9]On Ter Borch’s approach to temporality see Alexandra Libby, Time and Temporality in 17th-Century Dutch Genre Painting, National Gallery of Art, Washington, https://www.nga.gov/research/in-depth/themes-ideas-dutch-genre-painting/time-temporality-17-century-dutch-genre-painting.html (accessed Mar. The woman’s elegant yellow jacket is almost certainly the one mentioned in the inventory of household effects made after Vermeer’s death. All Rights Reserved. [1] [1]Earlier technical summaries of this work were prepared by Melissa Katz and Catherine Metzger. Aside from the sensuous connotations of the man and the music of the lute, the painting above the fireplace relates to emblems commenting upon the perils of love. The light illuminating the tabletop, the woman’s face, and her rich lemon-yellow morning jacket is softer and more diffused than that of Woman Holding a Balance. [11] [11]John Michael Montias, Recent Archival Research on Vermeer, Studies in the History of Art (Washington, DC, 1998), 339, doc. If not, read the remainder of this step. Dr. Cornelis Jan Luchtmans [1777-1860], Rotterdam; (his sale, by Mierop, Muys van Leen, and Lamme, Rotterdam, 20 and 22 April 1816, 1st day, no. In his study of optics he undoubtedly used a camera obscura, or "darkened chamber,"" the ancestor of the modern photographic camera. If titles confuse you, you’re not alone. The evidence, however, is not sufficient to sustain an attribution. 912B from the Staatliche Museen, Berlin; inventory no. 70); Lelie. The resulting digital images were composited and processed using Adobe Photoshop CS5. Melanie Gifford, "Painting Light: Recent Observations on Vermeer's Technique," in Vermeer Studies, ed. [3] [3]This information was kindly supplied by A. M. Louise E. Mulder-Erkelens, keeper of textiles, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (see her letter of May 7, 1974, to A. See Ernst Gunther Grimme, Jan Vermeer van Delft (Cologne, 1974), 54. François-Xavier, comte de Robiano [1778-1836], Brussels; (his estate sale, Hotel du Défunt, Brussels, 1 May 1837 and days following, no. 1665,” Dutch Paintings of the Seventeenth Century, NGA Online Editions, https://purl.org/nga/collection/artobject/46437 (accessed April 29, 2021). Because she directly faces the viewer with an open gaze, the painting may be a portrait. This dark and barely distinguishable image appears to be a still life with musical instruments. Ludovic, comte de Robiano [1807-1887], Brussels; by inheritance to Ludovic's heirs, possibly his daughter and only child, Jeanne [1835-1900] and her husband, Gustave, baron de Senzeilles de Soumagne [1824-1906], until 1906;[4] (J. [2] For this sale see Michael Montias, Vermeer and His Milieu: A Web of Social History, Princeton, 1989: 363-364, doc. Shortly thereafter he began to paint the genre scenes, landscapes, and allegories for which he has become so renowned. The Lady is seen to be writing a letter and has been interrupted, so gently turns her head to see what is happening. Revised by Alexandra Libby to incorporate information from a technical examination. The maid’s evasive look has an undecipherable expression: maybe she looks over tenderly, or maybe she is disapproving of the contents of her mistress’s letter, writing back to her lover, whose letter lies on the floor. So the campground owner, finally coming to the conclusion that the lady must be asking about the location of the Baptist Church, sat down and wrote the following reply: "Dear Madam: "I regret very much the delay in answering your letter, but I now take the pleasure of informing you that a B.C. In this exquisite painting, diffused light softly illuminates the tabletop, the woman’s face, and her rich lemon-yellow morning jacket. Make a list of the things that you like about her. Franklin W. Robinson, Gabriel Metsu (1629–1667): A Study of His Place in Dutch Genre Painting of the Golden Age (New York, 1974), 64–65, dates this painting to around 1667. 19.1.126 from the Frick Collection, New York. Photo © The Frick Collection, New York. 364. Compliments; As in any conversation it's nice to open up with few complimentary words. Vermeer analyzed the resulting images carefully because they duplicate the selective focus of the human eye. Musical instruments often carry implications of love, and thus it may be understood that the letter is directed to an absent lover. Johannes Vermeer Biography b. October 1632, d. December 1675 Dutch genre painter Full name is Johannes Vermeer van Delft, is known as Vermeer, Johannes Vermeer, Vermeer Johannes, Jan Vermeer, Vermeer Jan, Johannes Jan Vermeer. A Lady Writing is signed with a monogram on the lower frame of the picture on the back wall, but like most Vermeer paintings, it is not dated. While he has depicted a woman, pen in hand, looking directly at the viewer, he has not indicated whether she is contemplating her message or directing her attention outward. distance (from source to plate). Above all, Vermeer was a painter of light. For my identification of the model in Woman Holding a Balance as Catharina Bolnes, Vermeer’s wife and the mother of his fifteen children, see Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675): Sainte Praxède–Saint Praxedis (Monaco, 1998), 28. This masterpiece has been stolen not once, but twice in the last twenty-five years. The resulting digital images were composited and processed using Adobe Photoshop CS5. The parameters were 43 kV, 8 mA, 30 seconds, and 98.5 in. 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, East Building (artist) Note: Exhibition history, provenance, and bibliography are subject to change as new information becomes available. 364: “a yellow satin mantle with white fur trimming.”. She looks up from her writing and regards the viewer with a slightly quizzical expression. [3] [3]Melanie Gifford, "Painting Light: Recent Observations on Vermeer's Technique," in Vermeer Studies, ed. In the yellow jacket, for example, vigorous folds described in the underpaint were smoothed by fluid strokes, followed by rounded highlights touched into wet paint to form specular reflections on the fabric. Many of these paintings of letter writers have explicit love connotations and can be related to emblematic literature. 26). Be sure that you can write the person a positive letter. Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid exemplifies Vermeer's essential theme of revealing the universal within the domain of the commonplace. On Ter Borch’s approach to temporality see Alexandra Libby, E. Melanie Gifford, public lecture at symposium for the exhibition, Melanie Gifford, "Painting Light: Recent Observations on Vermeer's Technique," in. Most of the thirty-five or so paintings that now are thought to be Vermeer's creations share the same setting, his parents' home, which he inherited. Rights: Gift of Harry Waldron Havemeyer and Horace Havemeyer, Jr., in memory of their father, Horace Havemeyer. Adam Frans van der Meulen (French, born Flanders, 1632 - 1690), Gerard ter Borch the Younger (Dutch, 1617 - 1681), https://www.nga.gov/research/in-depth/themes-ideas-dutch-genre-painting/time-temporality-17-century-dutch-genre-painting.html. A Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid A Woman Writing a Letter, with her Maid is one of the finest paintings of Vermeer’s late career. Lady Writing a Letter with Her Maid, 1670. Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., “Pen to Paper,” in Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting (Dublin, 2017), 122–127. This small change—from a hand actively engaged in writing to a quill that falls back loosely in the distracted writer’s hand—conveys a moment of stillness characteristic of Vermeer’s works. [1] The 1683 inventory of goods accruing to Jacob Dissius after the death of his wife Magdalena van Ruyven lists twenty paintings by Vermeer. Otherwise, we will reproduce the above image for you exactly as it is. The fabric support has a moderately fine weave. Marriage proposal letter is written by a man to propose a lady formally to get married with him. For others, it isn't that easy. 4th St and Constitution Ave NW 25.110.24 from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; and inventory no. A Lady Writing a Letter, c.1665/66Johannes Vermeer, van Delft (1632-1675) Magnified examination of the paint surface, as well as x-radiography and infrared reflectography shows that Vermeer first depicted the pen in a more upright position. Not only is she proportionally larger and fuller than the woman holding the balance, she and the table on which she writes are quite close to the picture plane, a proximity emphasized by the directness of her gaze. He first painted the quill pen in an upright position—his writer, like Ter Borch’s, was actively engaged in writing—but he later altered the quill so it would rest at an angle as the writer pauses, lost in thought. Metsu, for example, in his painting A Young Woman Composing Music in the Mauritshuis [fig. Many of these paintings of letter writers have explicit love connotations and can be related to emblematic literature. A painting depicting “a bass viol with a skull” is listed in the inventory of Vermeer’s possessions after his death in 1676. It examines Vermeer's painting techniques and his use of color. If you know the recipient's name, proceed to the following steps. The picture on the back wall, for example, covers two-thirds of the width of the composition. The work is seen as a bridge between the quiet restraint and self-containment of Vermeer's work of the 1660s and his relatively cooler work of the 1670s. Stay up to date about our exhibitions, news, programs, and special offers. A Google search for “how to address 4. We can provide A Lady Writing a Letter Painting stretched canvas and large framed art. Roos, Amsterdam, 5-6 April 1827, no. 1] [fig. See John Michael Montias, Vermeer and His Milieu: A Web of Social History (Princeton, 1989), 340, doc. [6] Harry W. 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