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  1. Girl with a Pearl Earring, oil painting on canvas (c. 1665) by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, one of his most well-known works. It depicts an imaginary young woman in exotic dress and a very large pearl earring. The work permanently resides in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague.

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  3. Girl with a Pearl Earring (Dutch: Meisje met de parel) [1] [2] is an oil painting by Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer, dated c. 1665. Going by various names over the centuries, it became known by its present title towards the end of the 20th century after the earring worn by the girl portrayed there. [ 3 ]

  4. Oct 21, 2014 · As Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring returns home to The Hague, Alastair Sooke delves into the story of the mysterious painting – and its enigmatic creator. Swivelling to her left, she...

  5. Interpretation of Girl with a Pearl Earring. Nicknamed the "Mona Lisa of the North", this beautiful painting - one of the most famous Baroque portraits - shows that, in addition to his mastery of Dutch Realist genre painting, Vermeer was also a master portraitist.

  6. Apr 24, 2023 · Girl with a Pearl Earring, 1665, painted by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer during the late 17th century must surely be one of the best-known paintings of all time, coming at a close second only to Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, 1503.

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  7. Jun 18, 2024 · So was the girl with the pearl earring Maria, and was Maria also a painter? There’s Luxury Beyond the Pearl. Pearls were a luxury item in Vermeer’s day—costly and procured at great risk.

  8. Feb 18, 2022 · Inspired by a true story, Invincible recounts the last 48 hours in the life of Marc-Antoine Bernier, a 14-year-old boy on a desperate quest for freedom. ‘The Girl with a Pearl Earring’ was created in c.1665 by Johannes Vermeer in Baroque style.

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