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Girl with a Pearl Earring 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 large pearl earring worn by the girl portrayed there. The work has been in the collection of the Mauritshuis in The Hague since 1902 and has been the subject of various literary treatments. In 2006, the Dutch public selected it as the most beautiful painting in the Netherlands.
Facts:
- No one knows for sure who the girl is.
- Vermeer likely used the same earring for another of his paintings.
- The girl in this painting is believed to be Vermeer’s eldest daughter, Maria, who was about twelve or thirteen years old at the time it was created.
- This canvas is often referred to as the Mona Lisa of the North or the Dutch Mona Lisa.
- The Girl With A Pearl Earring is 1 of over 40 paintings of women that Vermeer created.
- The painting has been in the collection of the Mauritshuis in the Hague since 1902.
- More than 200 years passed between the time the painting was painted and when it was sold at auction in 1881.
- Maria, Vermeer’s daughter, may have been more than just Girl With A Pearl Earring’s model; she might also have been the artist who created other works that were attributed to her father.
- In 2004, Chevalier’s book was adapted into an acclaimed feature film, starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth. In 2008, a stage adaption was produced in London.
- English street artist, Banksy, recreated the painting as a mural in Bristol, replacing the pearl earring with an alarm box and calling the artwork the Girl With A Pierced Eardrum.