Vermeer's "Woman in Blue Reading a Letter"
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Gallery's history-making exhibition
>> Johannes Vermeer * 1632 Delft † 1676 Delft
the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam is lending one of its great treasures: Vermeer's Woman in Blue Reading a Letter (1663). Last seen in Washington in 1996, now from 19.09.2015 – 01.12.2015. This luminous masterpiece has been recently restored and will hang in the Gallery's Dutch and Flemish Cabinet Galleries alongside other works by Vermeer in the permanent collection, including Girl with the Red Hat. Exhibition:. (Text: National Gallery of Art Washington)