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Interior scene: a woman reading a letter while a man plays a lute behind a table, with a small spaniel on the floor.

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The Serenade, Gabriel Metsu (1650), Royal Collection. Via artnap.com

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A seated woman in a white dress with a green jacket reads a sheet of paper while a man in a dark coat plays a lute behind a table draped in a red patterned cloth. A small spaniel stands on the wooden floor in the foreground beside a classical column and a wine glass on the table. The Serenade by Gabriel Metsu, dated 1650, is held in the Royal Collection.

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