THE HAGUE — “How did the ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’ come to life? What steps did Vermeer take to make this painting?”
These are some of the fundamental questions we still have about Johannes Vermeer’s beloved 1665 painting of a young woman in a blue and yellow turban, glancing beguilingly over her shoulder, according to Abbie Vandivere, paintings conservator at the Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery here.
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