Set in seventeenth century Amsterdam in 1686, eighteen-year-old Nella Oortman arrives in Amsterdam to be the wife of illustrious merchant trader Johannes Brandt. Nella’s world changes when Johannes presents her with an extraordinary wedding gift: a cabinet-sized replica of their home. To furnish her gift, Nella engages the services of a miniaturist—an elusive and enigmatic artist whose tiny creations mirror their real-life counterparts in eerie and unexpected ways.