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A young woman in a yellow dress holds a cittern while seated, as a maidservant stands beside her handing her a letter, in an interior scene from Johannes Vermeer's The Love Letter.
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Johannes Vermeer: detail from The Love Letter
Lady holding a cittern, detail from The Love Letter, oil painting by Johannes...
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