Galerie Mont Girl with a Pearl Earring – Johannes Vermeer^ Vermeer

It is easy to see why this compelling image has become Johannes Vermeer’s most admired work. It captures the viewer’s attention with delicately pearlescent light effects and the insistent gaze of the model, assumed to be Maria, the artist’s eldest daughter. The treatment of the background of the work contrasts with the clear, rich and colorful background that Vermeer usually offers in his portraits. This choice helps to break up Vermeer’s two favorite colors: the ultramarine blue of the turban and the lemon yellow of the fabric above it. Together with the Milkmaid, it is one of the artist’s best known works.

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