A Girl Asleep

Executed in oil on canvas, A Girl Asleep depicts a young woman seated at a table, her head resting on her left hand and her eyes lowered, wearing a burgundy dress with a white collar. The table is covered with a richly patterned red cloth and a blue patterned textile, with a plate of fruit and a metal pitcher in the foreground, while an open door reveals a dimly lit room beyond. The scene is rendered with Vermeer's characteristic soft, directional light, careful attention to texture and fabric, and a restrained palette of earth tones, reds, and blues that create an intimate domestic interior.