Girl with a Pearl Earring ☶ Vermeer ☴ Canvas
Girl with a Pearl Earring (1665) by Johannes Vermeer, also know as Girl with a Turban, was widely exhibited throughout the 20th century, making it one of the world's most recognizable paintings. Technically not a portrait, it is a "tronie" - not intended to depict a specific person, but to emphasize facial expression and the artist's skill at lifelike representation. The dark background was originally a deep green glaze, now faded, and ultramarine was used in the headscarf, the most expensive blue pigment available in the 17th century. The painting shows a European girl wearing Turkish dress with what appears to be a very large pearl as an earring. As there is no visible hook on the earring, it is speculated to be a visual illusion used to portray light and dimension, or rather than pearl, the reflection and size indicate the earring may actually be polished tin. The painting's creation was fictionalized as a historical novel in 1999, a play in 2008, and a movie in 2003 starring Colin Firth as Vermeer and Scarlett Johansson as the girl.
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- $110.00
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- $110.00
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Stretched canvas art is created from a giclée print on canvas (instead of paper), and like a traditional painting, the canvas is hand-stretched over a solid wood frame. It can be mounted in a float frame, or displayed on its own. The sides of the canvas are finished in a solid color that complements the artwork, creating a modern masterpiece ready to hang on your wall, without a frame.
Giclée printed with eco-solvent inks to resist fading for over 100 years
Canvases are archival-grade, acid-free, satin-finish polycotton fabric
Frames and stretcher bars are solid wood with black backboard and hanging wire installed
All sizes given are in inches (″)
Sizes offered are to scale with the original work of art
Every effort has been made to scale this artwork without distortion or cropping
Stretched canvases are assembled within a ¼″ tolerance, ex. an 8x12″ canvas's final dimensions will be ~8x12″, on 1.5″ deep stretcher bars
Framed canvases are ~2″ larger, ex. an 8x12″ canvas's final framed dimensions will be ~10x14″ overall
Float frames are ⅝″ wide viewed from the front, and 1⅞″ deep; with a visible gap ("float") between the frame and canvas of ~¼″
Rolled canvases have a 2″ white margin to allow for custom stretching and framing, ex. an 8x12″ print's final dimensions will be 12x16″
Canvas Float Frame
