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The theme of writing and receiving letters, a subject that recurs frequently in the work of Johannes Vermeer, is given dramatic tension in three iconic paintings in which elegantly dressed women eagerly await correspondence, subtly hinting at themes of love and longing.

Centered on the motif of letter writing, this book unites three iconic Vermeer paintings—Mistress and Maid (The Frick Collection), The Love Letter (Rijksmuseum), and Woman Writing a Letter, with Her Maid (National Gallery of ...