History Art / GirlWithAPearlEarring

* NonIndicativeName: [[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-vermeers-girl-really-have-a-pearl-earring-180981638/ Some art historians]] believe this trope applies, as they theorise the earring is not actually pearl which would be unaffordable for all but the richest at the time, but rather made of glass, which was.

The {{painting|s}} ''Girl with a Pearl Earring'' (Dutch: ''Het Meisje met de Parel'') is one of Dutch painter Creator/JohannesVermeer's masterworks and as the name implies, uses a pearl earring for a focal point.

The painting is in The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague. It is sometimes referred to as [[Art/TheMonaLisa "The Dutch Mona Lisa"]]. Created in 1665, it is one of a handful of Vermeer's works that have survived. In 1994, it underwent a restoration, which brought out many subtle colors and overtones. Vermeer was known to use expensive pigments in his paintings and ultimately died in debt.

The painting has been subject to many [[ShoutOut Shout-Outs]], including novels, an opera, and even ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Total Drama World Tour]]''. A [[Literature/GirlWithAPearlEarring namesake novel]] and its [[Film/GirlWithAPearlEarring film adaptation]] imagined a fictional woman as subject of the painting.

[[caption-width-right:250:Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece]]

The painting has been subject to many [[ShoutOut Shout-Outs]], including novels, an opera, and even ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Total Drama World Tour]]''.

The {{painting|s}} ''Girl with a Pearl Earring'' (Dutch: ''Het Meisje met de Parel'') is one of Dutch painter Creator/JohannesVermeer's masterworks and as the name implies, uses a pearl earring for a focal point. The painting is in The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague. It is sometimes referred to as "[[Art/TheMonaLisa The Dutch Mona Lisa]]". Created in 1665, it is one of a handful of Vermeer's works that have survived. In 1994, it underwent a restoration, which brought out many subtle colors and overtones. Vermeer was known to use expensive pigments in his paintings, and ultimately died in debt.

The painting has been subject to many [[ShoutOut Shout-Outs]], including novels, an opera and even ''[[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Total Drama World Tour]]''.

** Griet's eyes from Tracy Chevalier's book appear to have an entrancing effect on a few characters, all of who say something along the lines of: "You have very wide eyes." They're given a lot of attention in the book, also being described as "quite luminous", like "liquid were spilling into them".
** In the movie version, Creator/ScarlettJohansson plays Griet, and her bright green eyes are shown often in close-up. They really are very beautiful eyes, to be honest.

!!Tropes Attached to This Painting:

* ArtImitatesArt: In Cycle 5 of ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'', when there were five contestants left, the challenge was to recreate a classic work of art, one of which was the painting.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Like it says, it's a painting of a girl with a pearl earring.
* PersonWithTheClothing: The distinguished feature of the painting is the pearl earring that the girl is wearing and which is faced towards the viewer.

* WhatBeautifulEyes: One of the most striking features of the painting, it is played up as plot in the other AdaptationDistillation genres.
** Griet's eyes from Tracy Chevalier's book appear to have an entrancing affect on a few characters, all who say something along the lines of: "You have very wide eyes." They're given a lot of attention in the book, also being described as "quite luminous", like "liquid were spilling into them".
** In the movie version, Creator/ScarlettJohansson plays Griet, and her bright green eyes are shown often in close up. They really are very beautiful eyes, to be honest.

The painting ''Girl with a Pearl Earring'' (Dutch: ''Het Meisje met de Parel'') is one of Dutch painter Creator/JohannesVermeer's masterworks and as the name implies, uses a pearl earring for a focal point. The painting is in The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague. It is sometimes referred to as "[[Art/TheMonaLisa The Dutch Mona Lisa]]". Created in 1665, it is one of a handful of Vermeer's works that have survived. In 1994, it underwent a restoration, which brought out many subtle colors and overtones. Vermeer was known to use expensive pigments in his paintings, and ultimately died in debt.

!!Tropes:

! The Painting (1665)
The painting Girl with a Pearl Earring (Dutch: ''Het Meisje met de Parel'') is one of Dutch painter Creator/JohannesVermeer's masterworks and as the name implies, uses a pearl earring for a focal point. The painting is in The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague. It is sometimes referred to as "[[Art/TheMonaLisa The Dutch Mona Lisa]]". Created in 1665, it is one of a handful of Vermeer's works that have survived. In 1994, it underwent a restoration, which brought out many subtle colors and overtones. Vermeer was known to use expensive pigments in his paintings, and ultimately died in debt.

! The Book (1999)
Tracy Chevalier wrote a historical novel, also entitled ''Literature/GirlWithAPearlEarring'' (1999), fictionalizing the circumstances of the painting's creation. In the novel, Creator/JohannesVermeer becomes close with a fictional servant named Griet, whom he hires as an assistant and has sit for him as a painting model while wearing one of his wife's pearl earrings. The novel inspired the 2003 film and a 2008 play of the same name. The novel sold over two million copies in thirty-six languages.

! The Film (2003)
Directed by Peter Webber, [[Film/GirlWithAPearlEarring the film]] garnered numerous awards both in the States and abroad. They include three Academy Award nominations, a Best Photography Oscar, and two Golden Globes for Best Actress and Best Score. In England, it won a London Critics Circle Film Award and a British Independent Film Award, both for Best Actress.

The painting Girl with a Pearl Earring (Dutch: ''Het Meisje met de Parel'') is one of Dutch painter Creator/JohannesVermeer's masterworks and as the name implies, uses a pearl earring for a focal point. The painting is in The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague. It is sometimes referred to as "The Dutch Mona Lisa". Created in 1665, it is one of a handful of Vermeer's works that have survived. In 1994, it underwent a restoration, which brought out many subtle colors and overtones. Vermeer was known to use expensive pigments in his paintings, and ultimately died in debt.

The painting Girl with a Pearl Earring (Dutch: ''Het Meisje met de Parel'') is one of Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's masterworks and as the name implies, uses a pearl earring for a focal point. The painting is in The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague. It is sometimes referred to as "The Dutch Mona Lisa". Created in 1665, it is one of a handful of Vermeer's works that have survived. In 1994, it underwent a restoration, which brought out many subtle colors and overtones. Vermeer was known to use expensive pigments in his paintings, and ultimately died in debt.

Tracy Chevalier wrote a historical novel, also entitled ''Literature/GirlWithAPearlEarring'' (1999), fictionalizing the circumstances of the painting's creation. In the novel, Johannes Vermeer becomes close with a fictional servant named Griet, whom he hires as an assistant and has sit for him as a painting model while wearing one of his wife's pearl earrings. The novel inspired the 2003 film and a 2008 play of the same name. The novel sold over two million copies in thirty-six languages.

* PersonWithTheClothing