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From: Johannes Vermeer’s Mistress and Maid: new discoveries cast light on changes to the composition and the discoloration of some paint passages

Fig. 2

Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675), Mistress and Maid, 1666–1667. The Frick Collection, New York. Infrared photograph. Suhr, William. Preliminary Report, December 5, 1952. The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives (a). Infrared reflectogram (b). Detail of the reflectogram shown in b, where the white arrow indicates a continuous brushstroke extending around the contour of the maid’s shoulder, confirming that the first idea for the background was sketched in after the foreground figures were established (c)

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