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The restoration of ‘Young woman reading a letter at an open window’ by Johannes Vermeer: final report
10/2021 | 1423 | 163
Pages: 916-925
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Author:
Neidhardt, Uta (Neidhardt, Uta)
Author:
Schölzel, Christoph (Schölzel, Christoph)
Subjects
museums and institutions:
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Young woman reading a letter at an open window, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1657–59. Oil on canvas, 83 by 64.5 cm. Photographed after restoration, 2021. (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden; photograph Wolfgang Kreische).
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10. Interior of the Oude Kerk in Delft, by Gerard Houckgeest. 1654. Oil on panel, 49 by 41 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; photograph Frans Pegt).
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12. A mother’s duty, by Pieter de Hooch. c.1660–61. Oil on canvas, 52.5 by 61 cm. (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).
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13. An officer and a standing woman, by Hendrick van der Burch. c.1665. Oil on canvas, 57.8 by 64.1 cm. (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
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2. Young woman standing at a virginal, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1670–72. Oil on canvas, 51.7 by 45.2 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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3. Fig.1, photographed after the removal of overpaint in 2021, showing the edges of the painting (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden; photograph Wolfgang Kreische).
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4. Detail of Fig.3, showing the upper-left corner of the painting.
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5. Detail of Fig.3, showing the lower-right corner of the painting, with the foot of a wine glass.
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6. Detail of Fig.1, showing the painting of Cupid in the background.
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7. A lady writing a letter, with her maid, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1670/72. Oil on canvas, 71.1 by 60.5 cm. (National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Inconcussa fide (Oprecht), by Otto van Veen. 1608. Engraving, 20.2 by 15.1 cm. (From Amorum emblemata, Antwerp 1608, p.28; © Dresden, SLUB/Deutsche Fotothek).
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9. Officer and laughing girl, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1657–60. Oil on canvas, 50.5 by 46 cm. (The Frick Collection, New York; photograph Michael Bodycomb).
Western art unattributed:
11. The terrace. Delft, c.1660. Oil on canvas, 106.9 by 87.4 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago; Bridgeman Images).
Article
The restoration of ‘Young woman reading a letter at an open window’, by Johannes Vermeer: an interim report
06/2019 | 1395 | 161
Pages: 452-463
related names
Author:
Neidhardt, Uta (Neidhardt, Uta)
Author:
Schölzel, Christoph (Schölzel, Christoph)
Subjects
dates:
museums and institutions:
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Young woman reading a letter at an open window, by Johannes Vermeer, showing the painting before the start of the current conservation work. c.1657–59. Canvas, 83 by 64.5 cm. (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; H.-P. Klut).
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10. Detail of Fig.13, showing Cupid
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11. Above Young woman interrupted at music, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1658–59. Canvas, 39.3 by 44.4 cm. (The Frick Collection, New York).
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12. The music lesson, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1662–63. Canvas, 74 by 64.5 cm. (Royal Collection, © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 2019).
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13. Fig.1, photographed in March 2019 during removal of the overpainting layer. (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; W. Kreische).
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14. A maid asleep, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1656–57. Canvas, 87.6 by 76.5 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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15. Portrait of a dead child with three putti, by Jacob van Loo. c.1650– 60. Canvas on panel, 96 by 91.5 cm. (Rijksgebouwendienst, Johan de Witthuis, The Hague).
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2. Cross section in visible light of a sample from the overpainted background of Fig.1: (0) ground layer; (1) imprimitura; (2) original reddish paint layer; (3a and 3b) transparent binder layers; (4a and 4b) overpaint. (Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Dresden; C. Herm).
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3. Cross section under UV-fluorescence of a sample from the overpainted background of Fig.1: (0) ground layer; (1) imprimitura; (2) original reddish paint layer; (3a, 3b) transparent binder layers; (4a) overpaint. (Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Dresden; C. Herm).
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4. X-radiograph image of Fig.1. (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco; W. Kreische).
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5. Fig.1 as it appeared during removal of its varnish. (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; W. Kreische).
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6. Macrophotograph detail of Fig.1, showing Cupid’s eye after removal of the overpainting layer, with craquelure. (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; W. Kreische and C. Schölzel).
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7. Detail of Fig.1, showing Cupid after the partial removal of the overpainting layer. (Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden; W. Kreische).
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8. Left Young woman standing at a virginal, by Johannes Vermeer. c.1670–72. Canvas, 51.8 by 45.2 cm. (National Gallery, London).
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9. Detail of Fig.8, showing Cupid