What you need to know about Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' in under 5 minutes | LAS

[@throughthewindowpane]

I saw this painting a couple of weeks ago in the Mauritshuis in Den Haag and it was mesmerizing. Absolute brilliance! Right now there is a big Vermeer exhibition in the Rijksmuseum where a record amount of Vermeers from all over the world have been gathered.

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

I bet it was glorious to see in real life!

[@throughthewindowpane]

@@IntrepidFraidyCat It absolutely was

[@MichaelChengSanJose]

Sooo envious right now!

[@londonartstudies5707]

Thank you for your comment - it is incredible to see this beautiful painting up close. The Vermeer exhibition in Amsterdam is certainly a once in a lifetime experience! We can't wait to see it.

[@CB-vg1wq]

Somehow, I get the sense that the viewer did something nice for this young lady perhaps gave her advice or helped her in someway.She looks back in appreciation, as she moves on. Reminds us to help others.

[@londonartstudies5707]

Thank you for your comment! This is a lovely interpretation of the painting.

[@alpenhuhn1]

@@londonartstudies5707 Only I could tell you the truth !

[@stiofanmacamhalghaidhau765]

excellently succinct, immediately accessible presentation that beguiles the audience into a desire to findi out more. both the video... and the painting

[@londonartstudies5707]

thanks so much for your comment!

[@jmilton2362]

Nicely done!

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

There's some controversy about that earring. On February 8th, of this year, The Art Newspaper website put up an article titled: The Girl with a Glass Bauble Earring? Why Vermeer's painting probably did not depict a real pearl. Also, I had no idea that the work used to be called “Girl with the Turban” and once sold for less than £1. 🙀

[@londonartstudies5707]

Thank you for your comment, how interesting, and what a bargain!

[@walkabout16]

In Vermeer's masterpiece, a girl with a gaze, Captivates our souls, in a timeless maze. LAS unfolds the tale, in under five, Of the pearl earring girl, who keeps us alive. A study in light, in shadow and hue, Vermeer's brush captures her, so tender and true. With eyes that shimmer, like stars in the night, She beckons us closer, in silent delight. But who is she, this enigmatic muse, With lips so red, like a rose in full bloom? A maid, a model, or a vision divine, In the canvas of Vermeer, she forever shines. Her pearl earring gleams, in the soft candlelight, A symbol of beauty, in the artist's sight. But beyond its allure, lies a mystery untold, In the depths of her gaze, where stories unfold. LAS unravels the secrets, in swift detail, Of Vermeer's creation, so delicate and frail. In under five minutes, we journey through time, To the heart of the painting, where mysteries chime. So let us pause, and gaze upon her face, In Vermeer's masterpiece, a timeless grace. For in 'Girl with a Pearl Earring', we find, The beauty of art, in body and mind.

[@londonartstudies5707]

Beautiful! Thank you very much for your comment!

[@GUMMETJE20045]

Studie showed that the background was actually a deep green and folds was discovered, so it must been a green tapestry or something or the like.

[@londonartstudies5707]

Hi, thank you for sharing! Yes this was a recent discovery made after this video was filmed. The joy of art history is that we are constantly learning new things!

[@juliemichaud8990]

There was an indie film about this, very interesting...

[@karllieck9064]

Oh reeeaaallyy. I think I shall faint from all this nautiness captured on canvas. My smelling salts, please.

[@madriditunes7021]

1:45 We discovered it's not black, thanks to Hirox

[@petesig93]

Watch 'Tim's Vermeer', the story of one man's very long quest to establish a possible technique that Vermeer may have used to paint his paintings, using the Camera Obscura and a comparator-mirror. Fascinating to see the results.

[@londonartstudies5707]

Thank you for your comment! Sounds very interesting we will have to give it a watch!

[@wacowildcat]

Girl at my gym looks exactly like Scarlett Johansson in the movie about this painting. She is breathtaking.

[@FuneFox]

Looks like my mom in her 20s.

[@renzo6490]

Not that it matters,really…but the earring looks more metallic or mirror- like than pearl .

[@londonartstudies5707]

Thank you for your comment - there's another comment below about this - an interesting thought!

[@MaartjeTosca]

indeed. to me it looks more like shiny tin.

[@TessMArt]

I disagree with the matter of the background. It is not really all dark and plain, or empty, If one looks carefully one can see the form of a chair at the back and down the right of the figure.

[@londonartstudies5707]

Thank you for your comment! That's what makes Art History so fascinating because we all have different interpretations of works of art!

[@Michael_Scott_Howard]

Turkish dress.

[@edwardtranfaglia8397]

Vermeer painted this painting with a green background ..you know nothing about this painting

[@londonartstudies5707]

Hi, thank you for sharing! Yes this was a recent discovery made after this video was filmed. The joy of art history is that we are constantly learning new things!

[@eyeshowyou]

Vermeer was a faker....he could not draw, needed to use a camera obscura and other tools to create this "masterpiece". If you use the paint correctly it does not crack. His painting does.Even that Vermeer did not do correct .It should not be in a Museum. Art hanging in a Museum should be done FREEHAND. Real Eyes Realize Real Lies

[@londonartstudies5707]

Thank you for comment! You open up an interesting debate about how we attribute value to art.

[@reuterromain1054]

Any painting of that age has cracks.Show me one painting of that age that hasn`t any cracks.

[@grechyn9andrew]

0 useful information. waisted 5 minutes🥱

[@londonartstudies5707]

Hi, thank you for sharing, we are sorry to that you didn't enjoy our film. We offer short jargon-free films that are accessible to everyone, but we appreciate that you can spend a lot longer analysing the wonders of this painting.