Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window

"Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window," also known as Lady reading at an open window, is a masterful oil painting by Dutch Baroque artist Johannes Vermeer, created around 1657–1659. This genre painting depicts a young Dutch woman absorbed in reading a letter beside an open canvas window, capturing intimate daily life. The work's attribution was uncertain for years, with suggestions including Rembrandt and Pieter de Hooch, until it was confirmed in 1880. Held at the Gemäldegalerie in Dresden since 1742, it has also experienced wartime custody shifts and posthumous alterations.