The Love Letter
Dutch artists of the 19th century drew inspiration from the 17th century, the Golden Age of Dutch art. In this picture, Van der Kooi reprised a typically 17th-century theme, the delivery of a love letter. The tension between the lady and the young messenger is almost palpable. Yet The Love Letter is also highly contemporary, for the interior, hairstyles and clothing are entirely in keeping with the fashions of 1808.
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The Love Letter
Dutch artists of the 19th century drew inspiration from the 17th century, the Golden Age of Dutch art. In this picture, Van der Kooi reprised a typically 17th-century theme, the delivery of a love letter. The tension between the lady and the young messenger is almost palpable. Yet The Love Letter is also highly contemporary, for the interior, hairstyles and clothing are entirely in keeping with the fashions of 1808.
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Gift of H. van der Kooi, Leeuwarden
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Schenking van de heer H. van der Kooi, Leeuwarden
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19de-eeuwse Nederlandse kunste ...... leding zijn helemaal van 1808.
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Dutch artists of the 19th cent ...... ing with the fashions of 1808.
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Rijksmuseum
title
De minnebrief
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The Love Letter
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1808
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1808
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breedte 108 cm
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height 131 cm
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hoogte 131 cm
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width 108 cm
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Collectie: schilderijen
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Collection: paintings
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temporal
eerste kwart 19e eeuw
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first quarter 19th century
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