{"product_id":"girl-with-a-pearl-earring-1665-johannes-vermeer-fine-art-print","title":"Girl with a Pearl Earring (c. 1665)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"presh-product\" data-theme=\"vermeer-girl-pearl-earring-1665\" data-presh-undeniable=\"1\" style=\"--accent:#2c4a7a;--accent-2:#d8b26a;--ground:#f3f0e8;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lede\"\u003eA girl turns toward you over her shoulder, lips parted, a pearl catching the light. Johannes Vermeer, \u003cem\u003eGirl with a Pearl Earring\u003c\/em\u003e, Delft, about 1665.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"presh-block\" data-block=\"look\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to look at it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart at the pearl, then look closer: it is only two touches of paint, a bright highlight at the top and a soft reflection of her white collar below. There is no hook holding it. Then move to her eyes and the small white points of light in them, and to the wet shine on her lower lip. Against the now-dark background, which was once a green curtain, her face, the blue cloth and the pearl stand out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"presh-block\" data-block=\"why\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy this one\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA study, not a known portrait.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is a tronie, a Dutch study of a face, an expression or a costume. No one knows who sat for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA pearl made of light.\u003c\/strong\u003e Seen up close, the pearl is almost nothing: two strokes of paint and no outline. Your eye builds the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe most precious blue.\u003c\/strong\u003e The blue of her turban is natural ultramarine, ground from lapis lazuli, which the Mauritshuis says was more precious than gold in the 17th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBought for almost nothing.\u003c\/strong\u003e In 1881 a collector bought it at auction in The Hague for two guilders plus thirty cents, then left it to the Mauritshuis, where it is on view today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"presh-block\" data-block=\"field\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThis canvas\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOil on canvas, 44.5 × 39 cm (17½ × 15⅜ in), Delft, about 1665. The canvas hangs in The Hague.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"presh-block\" data-block=\"dossier\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"presh-dossier\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFact gap.\u003c\/strong\u003e She is a study, not a known portrait, the black background was once a green curtain, and the pearl is two strokes of paint with no hook. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/vermeer-girl-with-a-pearl-earring-not-a-portrait-green-curtain\"\u003eSee what the record says\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"presh-block\" data-block=\"sizes\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSizes vs the original\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"sz\"\u003e10×12\u003c\/span\u003e a desk or shelf piece, about two thirds of her true size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"sz\"\u003e15×18\u003c\/span\u003e almost exactly the real canvas (15⅜×17½), as she looks in the museum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"sz\"\u003e20×24\u003c\/span\u003e a little larger than life, her gaze meets you across a room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"presh-block\" data-block=\"paper\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePaper \u0026amp; ship\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArchival matte fine art paper, no bleed, 5:6 portrait proportion, a whisker trimmed from each side of the photograph so her face and the pearl stay whole. Printed from the public domain photograph of the painting without remastering the color. Made to order, rolled in a tube. A black or dark walnut frame both suit it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003csection class=\"presh-block\" data-block=\"faq\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuick answers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"qa\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is the girl?\u003c\/strong\u003e No one knows. It is a tronie, a study of a face, not a commissioned portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"qa\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the pearl real?\u003c\/strong\u003e Probably not a real pearl. The museum says it is too large to be real; it may be varnished glass, or Vermeer's invention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"qa\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this an original painting?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. It is an archival reproduction of the canvas from about 1665.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"qa\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the image public domain?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. Vermeer died in 1675, and the photograph we print from is a faithful public domain reproduction. No museum endorses this shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"credit\"\u003eJohannes Vermeer · Girl with a Pearl Earring, about 1665 · Image: public domain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Presh","offers":[{"title":"10×12 in","offer_id":49943629824155,"sku":"PRESH-PD-VERMEER-PEARL1665-10X12","price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15×18 in","offer_id":49943629856923,"sku":"PRESH-PD-VERMEER-PEARL1665-15X18","price":118.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20×24 in","offer_id":49943629889691,"sku":"PRESH-PD-VERMEER-PEARL1665-20X24","price":168.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/0085\/3915\/files\/3840px-1665_Girl_with_a_Pearl_Earring.jpg?v=1793080839","url":"https:\/\/heypresh.com\/products\/girl-with-a-pearl-earring-1665-johannes-vermeer-fine-art-print","provider":"Presh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}