Girl with a Pearl Earring is a famous Dutch painting by Johannes Vermeer. Its location is The Royal Picture Gallery “Mauritshuis” known in English as the “Maurice House” in the Netherlands. Little information is known about this painting but can be dated back to the seventeenth century.
The painting is simply oil on canvas. The idea behind it is that the pearl earring is a focal point for the rest of the piece. Although the painting is of a girl broadly represented, the main question behind the painting is who this striking girl really is. Since pearls in the seventeenth century were a symbol of important status, the girl could be a symbol of wealth and power. Maybe she is a symbol of innocence. Either way she is represented as a natural beauty with remarkable features and a memorable expression.
Johannes Vermeer chose to use a certain color scheme. The use of a dark background can mean many things. Although the girl is soft and looks extremely pure, the background is dark along with her eyes. His choice of color represents an abundance of emotions. The dark background mysteriously signifies her glow and beauty beyond the human eye.
Overall the painting is still seen as a masterwork today. The Girl with a Pearl Earring could very well be the most beautiful girl in all of the Netherlands. Referred to the Mona Lisa of the north the painting is somewhat naïve yet pleasantly assimilated.
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