One of these objects titles a painting in which a boy holds a platter while gazing right at a standing woman in a nearly reflective blue top and white skirt; that painting is by Gerard ter Borch (“khuh-RART tair BOR-ukh”). A painting titled for one of these objects shows a woman pulling a green curtain aside to reveal a grisaille (“griz-EYE”) seascape and is part of a thematic pair by Gabriël Metsu (“HAH-bree-ell met-sue”). A version of Peter Lely’s Finding of Moses occupies the upper-right corner of a painting titled in English for one of these objects, in which a bored-looking woman in gray is illuminated from the upper left. One of these objects titles a painting in which a pair of discarded slippers rest near a broom and a crumpled mess of sheet music. In that painting, a seated woman who holds a lute and one of these objects looks up toward her standing maid. For 10 points, what paper objects are shown being created or inspected in a number of paintings by Jan Vermeer? ■END■
ANSWER: love letters [accept The Love Letter or De liefdesbrief; accept Lady Writing a Letter With Her Maid; accept The Letter or De brief; prompt on papers until “paper” is read]
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