Officer with a Laughing Girl (detail) - VERMEER, Johannes - WGA
Officer with a Laughing Girl (detail) by VERMEER, Johannes
Officer with a Laughing Girl (detail) by VERMEER, Johannes

Officer with a Laughing Girl (detail)

by VERMEER, Johannes, Oil on canvas

In contrast to the young woman, the soldier in the black hat and red jacket is placed close to the viewer, from whom he turns his back. He is hardly more than a silhouette, but rather overpowering, given the relative importance accorded his bodily appearance.

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