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A young, smiling man bursts through the door of a dimly lit bedroom occupied by three women in this vertical painting. All four people have pale skin. The arched door is to our right and the man faces our left with his arms spread wide. He leans slightly forward as he holds the wide brim of his hat out by his left side, to our right. Shoulder-length chestnut-brown hair frames his face, and he wears a velvety brown jacket trimmed with tan stripes and pompoms down the front and along the sleeve we can see. A broad sash crosses his chest and tassels hang from his wide, white collar. Between us…

The Intruder

Gabriel Metsu (Dutch, 1629 - 1667)

c. 1660 · oil on panel

National Gallery of Art · Andrew W. Mellon Collection

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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