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Woman Sewing beside a Cradle

Gerard ter Borch · Oil on canvas · Dutch Golden Age · c. 1656 · Mauritshuis

Let your eye move slowly among the sewing, cradle, sleeping baby, and servant behind.

Exhibition: Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch masterpieces of the 17th century — Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka · 2026-08-21 – 2026-09-27

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