{"product_id":"johannes-vermeer-woman-in-blue-reading-a-letter-print","title":"Woman in Blue Reading a Letter by Johannes Vermeer","description":"\u003cp\u003eA woman in blue reading a letter by the window: Vermeer’s Woman in Blue Reading a Letter, on stretched canvas, framed, or on paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis painting is soft blue against a pale, light-filled wall, and a dull copy turns the blue grey. Our Vermeer Woman in Blue Reading a Letter print was graded so the jacket keeps its deep blue, the wall keeps its quiet light and the map stays legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"story\"\u003eDelft, about 1663\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohannes Vermeer painted one or two people in a quiet room, lit by a window on the left, again and again. Here a woman in a blue jacket stands absorbed in a letter. We can’t see the window, only its light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"story\"\u003eA map of Holland\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBehind her hangs a map of Holland and West Friesland, perhaps a sign that the letter comes from someone far away. A box of pearls lies on the table. She may be pregnant, or it may be the loose fashion of the day. It is the only Vermeer room with no corner, floor or ceiling in sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"story\"\u003eThe first Vermeer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting has belonged to the City of Amsterdam since 1854, and it was the first Vermeer the Rijksmuseum ever showed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCanvas, framed or paper\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStretched canvas.\u003c\/strong\u003e Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed canvas.\u003c\/strong\u003e The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed print.\u003c\/strong\u003e Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine art print.\u003c\/strong\u003e Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSizes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16x20 inch, 24x30 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eOn your wall\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts upright shape suits a bedroom, a study or a quiet hallway. The blues and pale golds look calm with white, navy and oak, and a black or natural frame suits it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs this the original painting?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWill the colour look flat?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWill the edges be cropped?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich size is right for my wall?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow long does it take?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat if it arrives damaged?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSend us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan I return it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, within 30 days of delivery. 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