With A Pearl Earring | The Girl

The "pearl" is impossibly large and likely made of polished glass or silver, rendered with just two strokes of white paint.

Johannes Vermeer’s "Girl with a Pearl Earring" is often called the "Mona Lisa of the North." Painted around 1665, this masterpiece remains one of the most mysterious and beloved images in art history. Unlike a standard portrait, it is a —a study of a character or type rather than a specific identifiable person . The Visual Elements the girl with a pearl earring

A 1994 restoration revealed the subtle highlights on the girl's lips and the deep green glaze that originally covered the dark background. Cultural Impact The "pearl" is impossibly large and likely made

Tracy Chevalier’s 1999 historical novel imagined a fictional backstory for the girl as a servant named Griet. The Visual Elements A 1994 restoration revealed the

The painting is housed in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, Netherlands.

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