# Girl with a Pearl Earring

By [Johannes Vermeer](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/johannes-vermeer.md>), c. 1665.

A young figure turns into the light against a dark ground, her glance and suspended expression giving this imagined character unusual immediacy.

## Details

- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 44.5 × 39 cm
- Collection: [Mauritshuis](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/mauritshuis.md>)

[View collection record](<https://www.mauritshuis.nl/en/our-collection/artworks/670-girl-with-a-pearl-earring/>)

- Categories: Painting
- Styles: [Baroque](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/baroque.md>), [Dutch Golden Age](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/dutch-golden-age.md>)

## Image

![A young woman in a blue and yellow head covering looks over her shoulder, wearing a large pearl earring.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/mauritshuis-girl-pearl-earring/full.jpg?v=5740303968e1779adaebce778926661a56fcc1aedd543d598d64dbf58086ec71>)

## Sources & credits

- Image via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
- Collection of the Mauritshuis
- [Image source](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meisje_met_de_parel.jpg>)
- Artwork metadata based on Mauritshuis collection records; image provenance is recorded per artwork.

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