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Alex Verbeek Dec 16, 2022

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Johannes Vermeer died #OnThisDay in 1675. His most famous painting is likely Girl with a Pearl Earring, also known as the “Mona Lisa of the North” Vermeer’s mastery over light is evident in the softness of the girl’s gaze and the shine of the pearl earring.
#history #OTD #Painting #Netherlands #art

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Helen Sendall

@Alex_Verbeek I love this painting. Photos of my mother as a young woman are so striking in their similarity that one would swear she was the model for the painting. So it holds a very special place for me.