Alex VerbeekDec 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.
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@Alex_Verbeek Memo to Tim Jenison? :)

[Edit: https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2013/11/vermeer-secret-tool-mirrors-lenses]

Vermeer’s Secret Tool: Testing Whether The Artist Used Mirrors and Lenses to Create His Realistic Images

Tim Jenison, a non-artist, spent nearly a decade attempting to re-create Johannes Vermeer’s The Music Lesson using a contraption some claim allowed the artist to create uncannily real paintings. Did he succeed?

Vanity Fair
Dec 17, 2022 at 5:50amWeb