Girl With A Pearl Earring, Johannes Vermeer (1665)
Unlike most of the paintings in this list, the Girl With A Pearl Earring was a “tronie”. Johannes Vermeer didn’t paint the artwork as a portrait, but instead intended it to be an imagined figure dressed in exotic clothing. This is why not much is known about the woman depicted in the painting, although some historians believe the sitter might’ve been his sister.
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Kimberly 1 month ago
more please
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Brenda 1 month ago
#15 All this and you did not mention the skull in the floor. The real reason this painting is famous .
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Celeste 1 month ago
#7 It is the depiction of their wedding, wich happend to be in Brügge. A medieval onlooker would see a lot of information in the details:
- The dog stands for loyalty
- The glass windows and the peaches on the windowsill stand for wealth
- the weird wood shoes are called Trippe and saveguard its wearer before the feces on the streets.
- Its a marriage to the 'Left Hand' (her left in his right), means she is from lower social origin
- He raises his right hand for the marriage oath
- The weird Mirror is called 'Hexe' (witch) and if you look closely you will find two persons entring the room. One of them is the painter himself.
- The writing above says 'Jannis van Eyck fuit hic', means Jan van Eyck was here.
Conclusion: The Painting is merely a document of a marriage.
- The dog stands for loyalty
- The glass windows and the peaches on the windowsill stand for wealth
- the weird wood shoes are called Trippe and saveguard its wearer before the feces on the streets.
- Its a marriage to the 'Left Hand' (her left in his right), means she is from lower social origin
- He raises his right hand for the marriage oath
- The weird Mirror is called 'Hexe' (witch) and if you look closely you will find two persons entring the room. One of them is the painter himself.
- The writing above says 'Jannis van Eyck fuit hic', means Jan van Eyck was here.
Conclusion: The Painting is merely a document of a marriage.
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Celeste 1 month ago
Celeste,
I mean her right in his left Hand. Sorry.
I mean her right in his left Hand. Sorry.
- The dog stands for loyalty
- The glass windows and the peaches on the windowsill stand for wealth
- the weird wood shoes are called Trippe and saveguard its wearer before the feces on the streets.
- Its a marriage to the 'Left Hand' (her left in his right), means she is from lower social origin
- He raises his right hand for the marriage oath
- The weird Mirror is called 'Hexe' (witch) and if you look closely you will find two persons entring the room. One of them is the painter himself.
- The writing above says 'Jannis van Eyck fuit hic', means Jan van Eyck was here.
Conclusion: The Painting is merely a document of a marriage.
I mean her right in his left Hand. Sorry.