# Woman with a Lute near a Window \(detail\)

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## Artwork

- Artist: [VERMEER, Johannes](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vermeer-johannes-re69097dde706b3>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Oil on canvas

## Commentary

Woman with a Lute near a Window \(detail\) c. 1663 Oil on canvas Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The left part \(from the viewer&#39;s perspective\) of the lady&#39;s figure is bathed in strong light, whereas the rest falls abruptly into penumbra. On the back wall, a large map on which the word EUROPA can be made out.

## Related artworks

- [A Lady and Two Gentlemen \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vermeer-johannes-re69097dde706b3/a-lady-and-two-gentlemen-detail-r684f0674985c50>)
- [A Lady and Two Gentlemen \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vermeer-johannes-re69097dde706b3/a-lady-and-two-gentlemen-detail-rc621429db1ac53>)
- [A Lady and Two Gentlemen \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vermeer-johannes-re69097dde706b3/a-lady-and-two-gentlemen-detail-rd3374240eb4504>)
- [A Lady and Two Gentlemen](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vermeer-johannes-re69097dde706b3/a-lady-and-two-gentlemen-r062aea6ed76976>)
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- [A Lady Drinking and a Gentleman \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vermeer-johannes-re69097dde706b3/a-lady-drinking-and-a-gentleman-detail-r1e54078b525221>)
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- [A Lady Drinking and a Gentleman \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vermeer-johannes-re69097dde706b3/a-lady-drinking-and-a-gentleman-detail-r92c3cbf386e024>)
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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)