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  1. Girl with a Pearl Earring (Dutch: Meisje met de parel) 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]

  2. 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.

  3. Girl with a Pearl Earring is Vermeers 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...

  4. Learn about the most famous painting by Vermeer, a tronie of a girl in exotic dress and a large pearl earring. Discover the history, technique and meaning of this masterpiece of light and color.

  5. Feb 18, 2022 · Learn about the famous painting of a mysterious girl with a pearl earring, often compared to the Mona Lisa. Discover the techniques, styles and mysteries of Vermeer's tronie, a subcategory of portraiture.

  6. 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.

  7. 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...

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