Vermeer was around 27 years old when he painted The Wine Glass, considered one of the first of his mature works
The painting shows a young woman in red satin dress with golden brocade and wearing a typical Dutch hood in white. She is about to finish a glass of wine, her eyes concealed by the light reflection on the surface of a delicate wine glass. She holds the glass by the base, attesting to her upper-class upbringing
Next to her is a man cloaked in khaki-green and wearing a wide hat casting a shadow on his forehead (during the time of Vermeer it was accepted practice to wear hats indoor). He is looking at the girl with a confident grin, and is holding a white porcelain pitcher on the table, ready to pour more wine
On the chair in the foreground is a cittern, and near it on the table are several sheet music books
Wine and music in Dutch genre paintings often suggest courtship: The music teacher is apparently trying to seduce his student with wine. His well-off status is suggested by the refined interior decorations: The Persian rug used as tablecloth, the golden picture frame on the wall, and the family crest on the left window
To this scene of seduction Vermeer added a cautionary reminder in the form of a stained-glass composition: On the half-open windowpane in the upper left is an allegoric character representing Temperance, one of the 4 cardinal virtues in classical philosophy and Christian theology. Temperance is holding a bridle, a symbol for restraining one’s instincts and passions
Such moderation is reflected in the posture of the girl who is sitting upright; her left arm placed on her stomach also suggests refrainment
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Maisie Broadhead and her mother Caroline recreated this image in 2011 with a modern twist. The male figure is replaced with a woman presenting a bottle of wine. The wine-tasting woman clad in red has a more confident attitude, while the stained-glass window shows a simpler pattern
Please refer to this link for the work of Maisie Broadhead: