Like many of his contemporaries, Hammershøi used photography as a basis for his works. This is also the case here. Indeed, the painting conveys the impression of a black and white photograph with all the intermediate greys while the dusty rays of sunlight give the room a highly poetic look. As in the paintings of the Romantic period, the window can be seen as a symbol of longing and dreaming, connecting the room's interior with the world outside, juxtaposing near and far."Støvkrnenes dans i solstrålerne, 1900: Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916)" in Kulturkontacten 20, 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
