The real question is who changed it, who painted over cupid. If Vermeer changed his mind and painted over it then that's the finished painting. If it was later censored then restore it.
"When a major restoration project began in May 2017, conservators discovered that the paint on the wall in the background of the painting, covering the naked Cupid, had in fact been added by another person." - The Art Newspaper
The real question is who changed it, who painted over cupid. If Vermeer changed his mind and painted over it then that's the finished painting. If it was later censored then restore it.
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