Why it matters
An elegant lady in a fur-lined yellow jacket looks over a letter she has just received with her maid. Vermeer's favourite yellow and blue dominate the scene.
Did you know?
- It was painted around 1666–1667.
- Vermeer produced only two or three paintings a year and died in debt.
- It is in the Frick Collection, which also owns Officer and Laughing Girl.
Based on the Wikipedia article Mistress and Maid (CC BY-SA 4.0).
