Girl with a Pearl Earring
c. 1665
Johannes Vermeer’s 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' is often called the 'Mona Lisa of the North,' painted around 1665 as a 'tronie'—a study of an imaginary character rather than a specific person. The young woman turns over her shoulder with lips slightly parted, as if caught in a fleeting moment of conversation, while her luminous pearl earring and vibrant blue-and-yellow headscarf glow against the dark void. This masterpiece of Dutch Baroque art hangs in the Mauritshuis in The Hague, where its mysterious gaze has inspired a best-selling novel and a major motion picture.
- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Material
- Oil paint
- Dimensions
- 44.5 cm × 39 cm
Location: Mauritshuis, The Hague
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