Curator’s note
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Vermeer's girl turns to look at us over her shoulder. Not a portrait of a specific person but a 'tronie'—a study of a type—she glows against the dark, her blue turban, large pearl earring, and moist gaze catching the light.
Source: Arterra 큐레이션
- Date
- 1665
- Medium
- canvas
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