Girl With a Pearl Earring: A Valuable Piece of Art by Vermeer

Paintings hold a valuable space in our lives. Some renowned painters have done valuable works, which hold special place in the history of paintings till date. In fact, million of followers admire their work. While talking about famous paintings till date, it is quite mandatory to mention about the famous painting by Johannes Vermeer's-The Girl with a Pearl Earring. Rediscovered in 1882, the painting is an absolute masterpiece posing significant questions. Let me here answer all of them to the best of knowledge.

Who Was the Girl?

Although girl in the painting who is enchanting viewers since over 300 years is still not well recognised, common predictions say:

• Most popularly, she seems to have been Vermeer's eldest daughter Maria. A critic remarked "only a father can paint such portraits."

• The second most popular candidate is Magdalena who was the only daughter of Vermeer's benefactor named Pieter Van Ruijven.

• The last but not the least is the idea that Vermeer employed a maiden for preparing this masterpiece.

What Is The Specialty Of Pearl In The Painting?

The shiny pearl displayed very clearly and holding a key place in the title of the painting seem to have been a tear dropped on the pearl hanged freely on the girl's ear. There is a serene charm in here pearl making it very special for viewers.

What's in the Dress?

The Yellow Garment

Millions of viewers have this question. The yellow dress worn by girl in the painting holds a unique position in Vermeer's work of art. The blue-yellow scarf on the girl's head in the yellow cloak (maybe) is not a regular custom of that period. In fact, it is a special dress that suits children and is actually loved by them being a different yet attractive in colour.

The White Collar

Even though the white-collar probably depicts some sort of undergarment, the painting gives utter simplicity and soberness to it. Moreover, it acts as balancing the two parts of the girl-the mind and the body.

Where Is The Signature Of Vermeer In The Painting?

Vermeer's signature in the Girl with a Pearl Earring is located right on the top left corner. However, it is not usually visible in reproductions of the painting.

To end with, this impressive painting by Vermeer's remains a masterpiece and will hold a special and unforgettable place for decades to come, in the history of famous paintings.

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Vermeer of Delft - How to Appreciate the Real Paintings in Museums All Over the World

Vermeer painted in a slow and careful way, producing about two paintings in one full year. Worldwide there are only about 36 paintings by Johannes Vermeer of Delft.

Some people have fallen in love with the magic and radiation of Vermeer paintings and have decided to travel the whole world, from Boston to Dresden and from Dublin to Washington DC, crisscrossing the earth. Arguably the best ones are on show in Vienna, Amsterdam and The Hague. This kind of mesmerized fan tour and pilgrimage is quite feasible as virtually all paintings are now located in public collections and can be seen during opening times after purchasing the entrance ticket.

Do you recognize a work from his youthful style, when Vermeer was around twenty in 1653? Or is it in fact a late work like the one in Dublin?

Standing in front of a real Vermeer painting... what do you actually see and what do you fully appreciate? Do you see the technical wizardry in the way he used paint, in layer upon layer of glazes, with light bouncing between these layers? Did he use wet-in-wet, of wet-on-dry on a given part of the painting?

What can be recognized within the picture, what is the story, the psychology and which physical objects can be distinguished? What is the level of reality? How does this "photographic reality" relate to his list of private goods, which he left after his death in 1675? Many viewers have the idea that what Vermeer shows us are views of his own private home with marble floors and all. In fact, what he sometimes does is painting fancy rooms, upgrading the interior by filling it with luxury items not belonging to him: musical instruments, architectural details...

And what about he meaning of objects and scenes, according what we think now and according to available knowledge from current books from his day and age... what would the meaning be of the scenes depicted by Vermeer according to those contemporary sources?

Do you actually recognize the fullness of artistic choices and visual tricks he put in it to elevate a painting into a work of great art?

If you do, viewing can become a thrill of a lifetime.

If you find you are slightly lacking in all that, you may immerse yourself in serious art books and come up for air after two months of reading. You may also read the novel Girl with the Pearl Earring and not know how many factual misconceptions it contains. Alternatively you may click widely on Internet and see what you get in terms of knowledge, information, fancy theories and misinformation.

Finally you can request a specialist to stand next to you and see what knowledge and passion may yield. In order to really "get it", it may take a specialist to learn how to fully see and appreciate. I am that kind of art historian.

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Biography.

Art historian Drs. Kees Kaldenbach has published widely and has designed a major 2000+ item web site on the art of Johannes Vermeer and other Delft artists.

He has a great capacity to share with others his deep passion for art history while sharing ways of heightened perception. Let's go to museums together!

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