Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) is a renowned Dutch artist and at the moment there are only 36 known paintings of his. His art typically was subject of everyday life. Likely most of the people represented in the paintings are that of loved ones.
One of his most popular paintings was "The Girl In The Pearl Earring" likely painted around 1665 when he painted other motifs with pearls. It is the size of 17.52" by 15.35" or 44.5 cm by 39 cm. It has a permanent place at the moment with the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, Netherlands. The mystery with this though is that it's unknown who the beautiful girl is. She is pictured in exotic clothing and a large pearl earring.
It's believed that yes there was a model, but that she was used to creating a generic painting of a girl. Some theorize that the model was that of his daughter Maria Vermeer. The painting seems to have resemblances to paintings of that of his wife. Who is also theorized to have been the actual painter of some of his paintings. She was also a talented painter like her father.
Truth is though it will never be known who the pretty and alluring girl in this painting is. It's nice to wander though.
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