At a museum in eastern Germany, the Dutch painter Vermeer's "Girl Reading a Letter at the Window" has been restored and opened to the press.
After Vermeer's death, it was discovered that a part of this painting had been overcoated by someone, so work was underway to remove it.
Vermeer's "Girl Reading a Letter at the Window" by Vermeer, a leading Dutch painter of the 17th century, depicts a woman holding a letter by the window.
After the restoration work was completed, it was opened to the press at the museum in Dresden, eastern Germany on the 9th.
An X-ray survey of this work over 40 years ago revealed that a part of it was overcoated and Cupid was drawn underneath, but it is believed that it was erased by Vermeer himself for a long time. Was there.
Later, after Vermeer's death, it was confirmed that it had been overcoated by someone, and work has been underway to remove it at this museum.
"It was clear that the woman was reading the love letter," said the person responsible for the restoration work, saying that Cupid was drawn large above the woman reading the letter.
This work will be open to the public from the 10th of this month to the 2nd of January next year at the Old Masters Picture Gallery in Dresden, and will be open to the public at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum after that.