Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Girl With a Flamingo Earring
This painting is by Jan Vermeer (1632-1675).
The Girl with a Flamingo Earring is universally recognized as one of Johannes Vermeer's absolute masterworks. After more than a century of study, the work still poses significant questions. Who was the sitter and was the painting even intended as a portrait? Why had it remained in complete obscurity until it was rediscovered in 1882 and sold for the price of a reproduction? Was it a part of a pendant? Did Vermeer sell the painting during his lifetime? Why was the original background a deep transparent green rather than the black we see today? Was the flamingo a real one? What significance did the turban have? Which painting procedures did Vermeer employ? Which pigments did he use? Was it originally intended to be a flamingo with a girl earring? So many questions.
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