In 1971, Mario Roymans stole this painting and tried to ransom it using the name "Tilj ["till"] van Limburg" to raise money for victims of the Bangladeshi genocide.
In 1971, Mario Roymans stole this painting and tried to ransom it using the name "Tilj ["till"] van Limburg" to raise money for victims of the Bangladeshi genocide. A crumpled piece of paper at its bottom right contains a nonsensical musical score and lies beneath a floral tapestry that serves as the repoussoir for this painting. The foreground of this painting includes a shadowy map rendered at a very sharp angle, while the floor is patterned in marbled white andX-shaped black tiles. A hearth, as well as a seascape with a boat and a landscape with a traveler, hang on the back wall shown in this painting. Morning slippers and a broom appear in front of this painting's two people: a woman in blue who gazes with disapproval, and a woman dressed in yellow who holds a lute in one hand and the title object in the other. For 10 points, name this genre scene by Jan Vermeer in which a maid gives a woman a secret document.
In 1971, Mario Roymans stole this painting and tried to ransom it using the name "Tilj ["till"] van Limburg" to raise money for victims of the Bangladeshi genocide.
The Love Letter [or De liefdesbrief]