Why it matters
A young woman in an ermine-trimmed jacket and large pearl earrings tunes her lute while looking eagerly out of the window, perhaps expecting a visitor.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1662–1663.
- A viola da gamba and songbooks suggest a musical courtship.
- Its canvas came from the same bolt as Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid.
Based on the Wikipedia article Woman with a Lute (CC BY-SA 4.0).
