Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)
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Publisher
Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation
Abstract
One of the greatest Dutch masters of the Golden Age, Gerard ter Borch, is the artist who first popularized the letter theme. His painting of '' Officer Reading a Letter" is considered the "perfect embodiment of this elegant new treatment of the letter theme."
Keywords
Dresden, Germany, Deventer, Netherlands, Style: Dutch Baroque, School: Baroque, Movement: Baroque, Dutch, Painting;, Painting
Subject: topical
Style: Dutch Baroque; School: Baroque; Movement: Baroque; Dutch; Painting;
Subject: geographic
Dresden, Germany; Deventer, Netherlands
Time Period
Ca. 1657-58
Rights
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Access Restrictions
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Genre
Painting; picture
Holding Location
University of South Florida USF
Collection
Art and Art History (Saskia)
Identifier
A01-MHF1256
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "Officer Reading a Letter" (2022). Art and Art History Collection (Saskia). 2498.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/saskia/2498
