![]() ![]() The inspiration for a bestselling historical novel by Tracy Chevalier, which in turn was adapted into a 2003 film starring Scarlett Johansson, she was painted around 1665 by Johannes Vermeer, one of the masters of the art of the Dutch Golden Age.įor the past two years, Vermeer’s masterpiece has been travelling the world, visiting Tokyo, Kobe, San Francisco, New York, Atlanta and Bologna as part of a touring exhibition showcasing the holdings of the Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery in The Hague, where the picture has been part of the permanent collection since 1903. Seductive yet silent, this exquisite nameless creature is known simply as the ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’. A speck of bright moisture adorns the corner of her mouth, which is open as though she is about to speak. She wears a voluptuous blue and yellow turban on her head, while an improbably plump pearl hangs from her earlobe. Swivelling to her left, she glances suddenly in our direction, her soft face as luminous as the moon in the night sky. ![]()
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