Cupid revealed in Vermeer masterpiece
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Previously unseen Cupid revealed in Vermeer masterpiece

Experts at a German art gallery say an internationally renowned painting, Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window by Johannes Vermeer, was significantly altered after his death.

While restoring the masterpiece in Dresden, they uncovered a long lost Cupid which had been painted over.

BBC Berlin correspondent Jenny Hill has been to see it.

  • 08 May 2019
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