A Girl Receiving a Letter (c.1658). Gabriel Metsu (Dutch, 1629-1667). Oil on panel. T
A Girl Receiving a Letter (c.1658). Gabriel Metsu (Dutch, 1629-1667). Oil on panel. Timken Museum of Art, San Diego.The young woman, seated in an arcade, receives a letter from a young messenger. Beyond the arcade is a classically styled Palladian villa that conveys elegance and wealth. This panel is the companion to one showing a man writing a letter. The two panels complement one another in size and subject, and the young man and the young woman may be Metsu and his wife. -- source link
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