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Girl with a Pearl Earring

Johannes Vermeer · Oil on canvas · Dutch Golden Age · c. 1665 · Mauritshuis

Begin with the turn, parted lips, and eye highlights, then find the earring’s reflection made with two strokes.

Exhibition: Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch masterpieces of the 17th century — Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka · 2026-08-21 – 2026-09-27

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