Johannes Vermeer’s Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window was not alone. Experts are currently uncovering an image of a large cupid that was hanging on the wall behind her. More than two and a ...

The representation of the cherubic god was depicted hanging in the background of the Dutch painter's 1657-59 composition, 'Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window'.

Katie Ward’s first book takes its inspiration from a handful of paintings, drawings and photographs. Though labeled a novel, “Girl Reading” is more an intricately woven collection of stories ...