sylvia plath, "the unabridged journals of sylvia plath" // johanne mathilde dietrichson, "the letter writer" // auguste toulmouche, "the letter" // sylvia plath, "the unabridged journals of sylvia plath"

Young Woman Reading at Window. Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson (Norwegian, 1837-1921). Oil on canvas.

Dietrichson (born JM Bonnevie) underwent a drawing course in Kristiania, and then traveled in 1857 after Adolph Tidemen's council to Düsseldorf to further her education. Here she worked in Otto Mengelberg's studio until 1861. The following year she married the art historian Lorentz Dietrichson and followed him on his travels.

Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson, Myllarguten lærer felespill av Fossegrimen

Letter Writer’, by Norwegian Artist, Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson

Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson, Professor Lorentz Dietrichson (1863)

Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson

Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson - The boy and the crow

Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson Letterwriter.

Se tu m'ami (autrefois attribué à Pergolesi) – Alessandro Parisotti

« Se tu m'ami, se tu sospiri Sol per me, gentil pastor Ho dolor de’ tuoi martiri Ho diletto del tuo amor »

Femmes dans la salle de musique (Women in the music room) Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson, 1885

Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson, Sittende ung dame med broderi (1891)

Letterwriter, Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson

Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson Norwegian, 1837-1921 Letter Writer

Farmhouse Interior (1875). Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson (Norwegian, 1837-1921). Oil on canvas.

Dietrichson specialized in late romantic, anecdotal genre painting, of which this is a good example. The maid puts aside or holds her cleaning tools while she takes advantage of the many books and reads intently. A letter, on the floor, may have fallen from the open book.

Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson (Norwegian, 1837 - 1921): Letterwriter (1880) (via Grev Wedels Plass Auctions)

Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson (Norwegian, 1837 – 1921): Self-Portrait (1865) (via Wikimedia Commons)

Johanne Mathilde Dietrichson (Norwegian, 1837 - 1921): Women in the Music Room (1885) (via Marlene Volpe on Pinterest)