New York's beloved Frick Collection museum reopens after a five-year renovation with the "Vermeer's Love Letters" special exhibition.
The exhibition centers around the last painting Henry Clay Frick acquired: “Mistress and Maid” by Johannes Vermeer.
The painting forms a trio in the exhibition with two special Vermeer loans: “The Love Letter” from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and “Lady Writing a Letter, With Her Maid” from the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin.
In each painting, Vermeer depicted a mistress, her maid, and a letter—including clues to its content. Displayed together, the three paintings form a fascinating peek into 17th-century letter writing and Vermeer’s enigmatic masterpieces.
The exhibition runs June 18 through Aug. 31, 2025, at The Frick Collection in New York.