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Woman at the virginal by Gabriël Metsu

Woman at the virginal

Gabriël Metsu · 1601

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Artist
Gabriël Metsu
Date
1601
Location
Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris
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Gabriël Metsu

Gabriël Metsu, a Dutch Golden Age painter, masterfully captured everyday life, from bustling vegetable markets to intimate domestic scenes.

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