| Artist | Johannes Vermeer |
|---|---|
| Title | Girl with a pearl earring |
| Year | c.1665 |
| Technique | Oil on canvas |
| Current location | Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands |
Vermeer – Girl with a pearl earring
Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) was not a very prolific painter – fewer than 40 of his paintings are known, and it is unlikely he painted many more than those. Most of his works are of domestic interior scenes, possibly of his own house.
Girl with a pearl earring, also known as Girl with a turban, is maybe the most popular of Vermeer’s paintings. A young woman with a turban and a pearl earring, looking over her shoulder to see who’s standing behind her.
The painting is probably not a portrait (Dutch women did not wear turbans), but a tronie, a study of a head. Vermeer will have used a model for this painting, but it is unknown who she was.
Girl with a pearl earring is on display in the Mauritshuis in The Hague, The Netherlands.
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