Jan Banning’s interpretation of Vermeer, offered here, taken in a nun’s cell at the Catharijneconvent Museum in Utrecht with his Moroccan cleaning lady’s daughter as the model, is one of his most sought-after works. Banning, himself born to immigrant parents, ‘wanted to question the idea of a clearly defined national identity … propagated to exclude migrants using iconic works of art.’ Created in 2007 in reaction to rising right-wing populism in Europe, this photograph is just as powerful today. Banning’s work has been exhibited internationally and resides in a number of institutions, including Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and High Museum of Art, Atlanta.