Johannes Vermeer, “A Lady Writing” (ca. 1665), oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., gift of Harry Waldron Havemeyer and Horace Havemeyer, Jr., in memory of their father, Horace ...
The young woman is still in the act of writing, possibly thinking about the next word, as someone walks in and interrupts her. With her pen still on the paper, her thoughts are now transferred to the ...