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What's wrong with this painting by Vermeer?

This painting by Johannes Vermeer is titled Woman Holding a Balance, c. 1664, and it is in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. However, we've messed with it a little bit ... can you find five things that are wrong here? Click here when you are ready to check your answers, or if you want to see the original painting as Vermeer himself painted it.

Woman Holding a Balance, by Johannes Vermeer

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