Girl with a Pearl Earring - c. 1665
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Johannes Vermeer
Object record
Genre
Culture
Dutch
Period
Dutch Golden Age painting
Date
c. 1665
About
Vermeer’s celebrated tronie shows a young girl turned toward the viewer in exotic dress and an oriental turban, with a large pearl earring catching the light. Painted around 1665 in oil on canvas, it is among the artist’s most recognizable works and has been in the Mauritshuis collection since 1902.
Alternate title
Meisje met de parel
Signature(s)
Signed "IVMeer".
Type of work
Oil on canvas, Painting, tronie
Material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
H: 44.5 x W: 39 cm
Collection
Provenance
Purchased at auction in The Hague in 1881 by Arnoldus Andries des Tombe; bequeathed to the Mauritshuis in 1902.
Institution
Location
The Hague, Netherlands
Accession
670
Copyright status
Public Domain
References
Creator links
Literature
Tags
Dutch Golden AgeGirl with a Pearl EarringJohannes VermeerMauritshuisoil on canvastronie
