Experts at the Mauritshuis think she may be wearing a Venetian bauble of varnished glass which was fashionable at the time, while astronomer Vincent Icke opts for polished tin, which would also explain the shine. Before then she was simply a ‘Tronie’, or a head or face, ‘Girl with Turban’, or ‘Head of a Girl’. The painting didn’t acquire the name until 1995. A pearl of that size would simply not have been available to Vermeer. Here are 11 key facts.įor starters, the pearl is not a pearl. She’s also a massive money-spinner and features on everything from bikes to baggage. Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring (1665) has been voted ‘the most beautiful Dutch painting’ and described as ‘timeless, like Mona Lisa’. Want to stay ahead of the art world? Subscribe to our newsletter to get the breaking news, eye-opening interviews, and incisive critical takes that drive the conversation forward.So while we are all largely confined to base, what better time to brush up your knowledge of all things Dutch? is pleased to present its very own ‘inburgering’ course in, well, however many lessons it takes. Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova Gets Her First Solo Show at Jeffrey Deitch, Where Attendees Are Instructed to Wear Balaclavas Ox圜ontin Heiress Madeleine Sackler’s Forthcoming Film, About Healing From Pain and Grief, Sparked Objections From Some of Its CrewĪrtist Anton Van Dalen Takes Us Inside His East Village Studio, Where He Rears Pigeons and Paints Them Into His Work Russian Cyber Attacks Disrupt Banksy’s Print Sale Benefiting Humanitarian Efforts in Ukraine That way, we give that talent a stage in this special a take on Johannes Vermeer’s Girl With a Pearl Earring for “My Girl With a Pearl.” Courtesy of Sarah Cascone.įrench Archaeologists Make ‘Unprecedented Discovery’ of What May Be the Remains of a Roman-Era MausoleumĪ Minnesota University Is Under Fire for Dismissing an Art History Professor Who Showed Medieval Paintings of the Prophet MuhammadĮnglish Quarry Workers Have Struck Elizabethan-History-Lover’s Gold With the Discovery of a Rare 16th-Century Ship That is why the Mauritshuis and Nationale-Nederlanden are calling on creative talent to send in their beautiful variations. “But at the same time, we see that so many people are inspired by this world-famous painting. “We are going to miss the Girl with a Pearl Earring tremendously,” Paul Schuiling, cultural partnerships advisor at Nationale-Nederlanden, said in a statement. Even unconventional materials are allowed, should you want to make a Girl With a Pearl Earring pizza or something of that ilk. The new My Girl With a Pearl campaign is open to everyone, and accepts all different art forms, whether you paint or draw your own, or recreate it in clay, embroidery, or collage. But the once-in-a-lifetime Vermeer show created an opportunity to encourage even more creative takes on the Dutch Golden Age masterpiece, which is normally banned from traveling. Since April 2021, the museum has operated a Instagram account, inspired by all the Girl With a Pearl Earring fan art people had submitted, unsolicited, over the years. But the wall where it normally hangs won’t be empty: the museum is soliciting new versions of the famed oil painting from members of the public to act as a stand-in. When Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum opens the largest exhibition on Johannes Vermeer ever next month, it will mean the Mauritshuis in The Hague will be without Girl With a Pearl Earring-the pride of its collection-for eight weeks.
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