Muzieklezende vrouw 1935 - 1940

"Muzieklezende vrouw" (Woman Reading Music) is a painting by Han van Meegeren, created between 1935 and 1940, currently housed at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. This piece is a masterful example of van Meegeren's skill in imitating the style of Johannes Vermeer, a Dutch Golden Age painter. The composition, characterized by its soft light and focused subject, is reminiscent of Vermeer's works, with a woman, cloaked in a blue dress, reading music at a table bathed in soft sunlight. The painting is notable for its subtle chiaroscuro effects, which add depth and realism to the scene.