Where is girl with the pearl earring

Johannes Vermeer Girl with a Pearl Earring. The entire collection of the Mauritshuis is available to download in high resolution. For publications, please use a creditline, including 'Mauritshuis, The Hague'. More information. Download Image. Too large to be real This pearl is too large to be real. Discover more stories. Direct to Catalog text Details Provenance. Technique oil Material canvas Dimensions 39 x Welcome to the Mauritshuis! Our website uses cookies. Nathan Nepper Johannes as Johannes.

Peter Webber. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl With a Pearl Earring" by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. Little is known about the girl in the painting, it is speculated that she was a maid who lived in the house of the painter along with his family and other servants, though there is no historical evidence.

This masterful film attempts to recreate the mysterious girl's life. Vermeer's wealthy patron and sole means of support, Van Ruijven, commissions him to paint Griet with the intent that he will have her for himself before it is finished.

She must somehow secretly pose for the crucial painting without the knowledge of Vermeer's wife, avoid Van Ruijven's grasp, and protect herself from the cruel gossip of the world of a 17th century servant.

Discover the mystery behind the legend. Rated PG for some sexual content. Did you know Edit. Trivia Although Vermeer and the painting both are real historic figures, the screenplay is based on Tracy Chevalier 's novel and therefore largely fictional or hypothetical.

Only 36 Vermeer paintings are known to exist today, and none of the models has ever been positively identified. A poster of the painting in her bedroom inspired Chevalier to write her own version of how it came to exist, based on the framework of Vermeer's known history. Chevalier sold the film rights and opted not to have any involvement in the film or screenplay, although after its release said that she was pleased with the results.

Goofs When Griet and Pieter are walking on a lane in the countryside, in the distance you can see a man riding a bicycle. Bicycles were invented in the 18th century while the film takes place in We may not know who she is, but we feel we know her because she is looking at us with such intimacy. We mistake this look for familiarity. Someone once told me that I look like the girl, and that must be why I wrote about the painting. Her look is universal rather than specific. This leads to the third and most powerful quality of the painting: its mystery.

Indeed, we know very little about Vermeer. He lived his whole life in the Dutch town of Delft. He was in debt several times. The white that highlights her eyes and earring was made from lead mined in England, and the dark blue in the background came from either Asian or North American indigo.

The samples were embedded in resin and sliced in half to reveal the layers inside, yielding a mix of yellow and indigo pigments that had degraded in the light over time. Together, the results show that when Vermeer first painted the Girl With a Pearl Earring , a dark green curtain was draped in its background. Vermeer is famed for his use of light.