Girl with a Pearl Earring
Johannes Vermeer · c. 1665
- Artist
- Johannes Vermeer
- Year
- c. 1665
- Technique
- oil on canvas
- Movement
- Baroque
- Location
- Mauritshuis, Haia
De onde vem o dado
About this image
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What Baroque is
When and how "Girl with a Pearl Earring" was painted
"Girl with a Pearl Earring" is a work by Johannes Vermeer, made in c. 1665 — more than 361 years ago — using oil on canvas, associated with Baroque.
The original of "Girl with a Pearl Earring" is on display today at the Mauritshuis, in Haia (Países Baixos), and the image on this page is a public-domain photographic reproduction of that same painting, not a photo of the venue.
Why "Girl with a Pearl Earring" is considered significant
"Girl with a Pearl Earring" regularly appears on lists of the world's most famous paintings for representing Baroque of the 17th century well, and for having influenced generations of artists after Johannes Vermeer.
This site covers only this one work by Johannes Vermeer; the artist's own page has the full biographical context.
Glossário: os termos desta página
Public domain
A work whose copyright protection has expired — usually decades after the author's death, the exact term varies by country — so it can be freely reproduced, including on an ad-supported site.
Oil on canvas
A painting technique using pigment mixed with a drying oil (such as linseed oil), applied to a linen or cotton canvas stretched over a frame.
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