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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.
Tracy Chevalier's 1999 historical novel Girl with a Pearl Earring fictionalized the circumstances of the painting's creation. There, Vermeer becomes close to a servant whom he uses as an assistant and has sit for him as a model while wearing his wife's earrings.
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...
Girl with a Pearl Earring is Vermeer’s most famous painting. It is not a portrait, but a ‘tronie’ – a painting of an imaginary figure. Tronies depict a certain type or character; in this...
Girl with a Pearl Earring is Vermeer’s most famous painting. It is not a portrait, but a ‘tronie’ – a painting of an imaginary figure. Tronies depict a certain type or character; in this case a girl in exotic dress, wearing an oriental turban and an improbably large pearl in her ear. Johannes Vermeer was the master of light.
Feb 18, 2022 · Girl with a Pearl Earring (Dutch: Meisje met de parel) is an oil painting by Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer. It is a tronie of a girl wearing a headscarf and a pearl earring. The painting has been in the collection of the Mauritshuis in The Hague since 1902.
Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring is the most famous painting in the Mauritshuis and is probably Vermeer’s most celebrated work. So many have been captivated by the way the girl...
This enigmatic character study was dubbed the “Dutch Mona Lisa.” The turban and pearl add a touch of the exotic.
All Vermeer paintings: The Girl with a Pearl Earring. From the series Vermeer. The Girl with a Pearl Earring, Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1665.
Jun 18, 2024 · At face value, Girl with a Pearl Earring is a straightforward three-quarter pose likeness of a young woman. In actuality, this anonymous girl is quite mysterious. Nicknamed the “Mona Lisa of the North,” there’s an unknowability and universality to her.
