An elegant lady writing at her desk, with a dog beside her. Gabriel Metsu (Dutch,1629-1667). Oil on
An elegant lady writing at her desk, with a dog beside her. Gabriel Metsu (Dutch,1629-1667). Oil on panel.Metsu depicts a thick Turkish cover on the table on which the lady writes. The theme of well-dressed young woman in a comfortable home, involved in leisurely or domestic activities, was a highly popular one among Dutch genre artists of the time. The attentive spaniel, present in so many of Metsu’s paintings, also alludes to love and, in this instance, faithfulness. -- source link
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