A major restoration completed in 2021 shows a painting of Cupid on the wall behind the reading girl, as well as brighter colors in the painting. Many have changed their view or interpretation of this painting, now that the “painting within a painting” has been revealed as part of the original work, covered up by someone long after Vermeer died. "Scholars believe that the newly revealed picture is meant to indicate that the woman is reading a love letter." and now the work is again on display for the public to offer their views.
