{"product_id":"girl-sitting-writing-a-letter-painting","title":"Girl Writing a Letter - Oil on Canvas","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ii gt\" id=\":ng\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a3s aiL\" id=\":nf\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe palette, symbolism and subject of this magnificent piece echo the well-known Dutch Golden Age painting, \u003cem\u003eGirl Reading a Letter at an Open Window\u003c\/em\u003e (1657-59) by Johannes Vermeer. However, some details suggest this may be a witty response to Vermeer's masterpiece. This piece appears to display a progression of female roles since the time of Vermeer. Not only is this subject taking an active rather than a passive role in writing the letter, rather than reading, she also appears to have discarded her expected 'female' tasks of needlework on the floor in favour of a more intellectual activity. In Vermeer's painting, the window is widely considered to symbolise the woman's desire to leave her domestic space, and its absence in this composition may suggest a step away from this sense of entrapment and longing. Similarly to the Dutch master's piece, we are given a side profile of the sitter. However, in this painting, the woman looks directly towards the viewer, with a shoulder exposed. A highly symbolic and playful depiction of the modernisation of gender stereotypes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unsigned\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eApprox Date: \u003c\/b\u003e1850 to 1870\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrame Size: \u003c\/b\u003eH 70.5 cm x W 59.5 cm x D 5.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCanvas Size: \u003c\/b\u003eH 61 cm x W 50.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedium\u003c\/b\u003e: Oil on canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eGenerally good. Some fine age-related craquelure. Small patches from the minor repairs. Please see the photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight: \u003c\/b\u003e2.4 kg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1133\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSPECIAL OFFER - NO SURPRISE SHIPPING COSTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUK \u0026amp; EU: Free shipping - price includes packing, shipping \u0026amp; import VAT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUSA \u0026amp; CANADA: Special price - $100 fixed price for packing \u0026amp; shipping.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll other destinations: Packing \u0026amp; shipping calculated at checkout.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBritish Art Dealer in Barcelona.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Modern Decorative Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39496164671524,"sku":"1133\/081","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/2778\/0388\/products\/1131GirlSittingWritingaletteroldmaster-1.jpg?v=1628169179","url":"https:\/\/moderndecorative.com\/zh-hans\/products\/girl-sitting-writing-a-letter-painting","provider":"Modern Decorative","version":"1.0","type":"link"}