Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
– Pablo Picasso
Girl with a Pearl Earring is a mesmerizing work by Johannes Vermeer, a Dutch painter of the Dutch Golden Age. The girl’s identity is unknown – she is not a portrait in the usual sense but a “tronie”, a Dutch term for a study of a character or type rather than a specific person. Vermeer’s intent was likely to capture a mood, expression, or study of light rather than depict an actual sitter. #art