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Housed in Kenwood House (Iveagh Bequest) in London, The Guitar Player (De gitaarspeelster) is widely celebrated as Johannes Vermeer’s most joyful and dynamic late masterwork. Painted in Delft between 1670 and 1672, the work marks a bold departure from Vermeer’s usual quiet, centered compositions. Off-center in the frame, a young woman wearing a luxurious yellow silk jacket trimmed with white ermine fur plucks the strings of a 17th-century Spanish guitar. She turns her head abruptly away from her instrument toward light entering from an unseen window on the right, her face lit with an animated, smiling expression. Behind her hangs an idyllic pastoral landscape in the style of Pieter van Asch, reinforcing the musical themes of harmony, romance, and natural beauty.
Studio Craftsmanship & Quality Highlights
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100% Hand-Painted: Crafted entirely by hand by veteran master artists at Dafen Village Studio using traditional oil layering, crisp highlights on instrument details, and rich glazing on satin fabrics.
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Texture & Fidelity: Expert rendering of the intricate ivory-and-ebony inlaid guitar rosette, yellow fur-trimmed coat, ringlets of curls, and background landscape painting faithfully reproduces Vermeer’s original masterpiece at Kenwood House.
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Archival Materials: Painted with professional-grade oil pigments on heavy-duty, acid-free linen canvas to ensure lifelong color preservation and structural stability.
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Museum Quality: Strict quality assurance ensuring accurate figure placement, lively natural light distribution, and authentic 17th-century Dutch Baroque atmosphere.
Recommended Space Placement
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Residential: Ideal statement piece for music parlors, piano rooms, executive home offices, master libraries, or formal sitting rooms.
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Commercial: Brings joyful cultural prestige, musical heritage, and historical luxury to boutique hotel suites, conservatory lounges, private clubs, and fine art galleries.
5. Product Specifications
Feature Details Title The Guitar Player / Young Woman Playing a Guitar (De gitaarspeelster) Artist Johannes Vermeer Original Date c. 1670–1672 Art Style Baroque / Dutch Golden Age Genre Genre Painting / Musical Interior Scene Production Method 100% Hand-Painted Reproduction Medium Artist-grade Oil on Archival Linen Canvas Dimensions $53 \times 46.3\text{ cm}$ ($20.9 \times 18.2\text{ in.}$) (Custom sizes available) Location of Original Kenwood House (The Iveagh Bequest), London, UK Shipping Format Rolled in heavy-duty tube (Stretching & Framing available upon request) 
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