Chevalier, Tracy: *1962
Girl with a Pearl Earring, 1999 - Background
- Dutch Art in General
- Delft tiles
- The "View of Delft" by Johannes Vermeer, a guided art history tour through this painting.
- Dutch Baroque with many pictures
- About the Painting
- Why is Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring" considered a masterpiece?
- Painting Analysis: Vermeer painted it in the year 1665. He used oil as the medium and canvas as the base for the painting.
- The Disappearnce Of Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring: "The story of the disappearance and rediscovery of Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, revealing how the iconic portrait was disregarded for years."
- The mysterious masterpiece by Vermeer
- The Story Behind The Girl With a Pearl Earring. Tom Coggins; June 17, 2017
- Analysis of the Girl with a Pearl Earring: "The relatively large scale of this figure reveals how Vermeer enhanced the sense of realism through his expressive paint techniques." Johannes Vermeer Homepage
- An investigation: Describes various aspects of the painting.(pdf 12 pp)
- Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer is one of the most enduring paintings in the history of art
- Why Was The Girl With The Pearl Earring Considered Obscene?: "It was apparently once deemed obscene by art patrons, in part because the woman is depicted with a longing sort of gaze and her mouth partially agape." Looper; September17, 2023
- Podcast
What makes the painting, and its creator, so special
- Why is Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring" considered a masterpiece?