Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' Exhibition, Details Revealed. Masterpieces of 17th-Century Dutch Painting Gather in Osaka
Summary
The Vermeer 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' exhibition at Osaka's Midori Island Museum of Art (August 21–September 27) features 12 works, including two Vermeer paintings and pieces by Rembrandt, Jan Steen, and others. The centerpiece is the 1665 masterpiece, last exhibited in Japan in 2012. It depicts a girl with a pearl earring in a dark background, considered a 'trouvaille' (genre study) and widely known as the 'Dutch Mona Lisa.' The exhibition also includes Vermeer's early work 'Diana and the Nymphs' (1653–54), a mythological painting showcasing his early style.
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