Girl with a Pearl Earring – Johannes Vermeer

Girl with a Pearl Earring (c. 1665)

Johannes Vermeer | Baroque / Dutch Golden Age | Oil on canvas

Often called the "Mona Lisa of the North," this intimate portrait captures a young woman in an exotic turban, turning toward the viewer with parted lips and a luminous pearl earring that may actually be polished tin. Vermeer's mastery of light transforms a simple portrait into one of the most captivating images in Western art.

Did you know? The "pearl" is likely too large to be real — it may be a polished tin or glass ornament, which was common in 17th-century Dutch fashion.

Original held at Mauritshuis, The Hague

Museum-quality giclée print on archival Enhanced Matte Art paper (200gsm) with fade-resistant pigment inks rated for 100+ years. Also available as gallery-wrapped canvas and custom framed.

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