MIERIS, Frans van, the Elder
(b. 1635, Leiden, d. 1681, Leiden)

Young Woman in the Morning

1659-60
Oil on panel, 52 x 40 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The painter depicted the same woman in the "Brothel Scene" of the Mautitshuis, The Hague.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 5 minutes):
Edvard Grieg: Peter Gynt Suite No 1, Op, 46 ('Morning Mood')