The painting is housed in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, Netherlands.
The girl looks over her shoulder, meeting the viewer's eyes with an intimate, open-mouthed expression. the girl with a pearl earring
The image is a staple of pop culture, appearing in everything from street art to digital parodies. The painting is housed in the Mauritshuis museum
Tracy Chevalier’s 1999 historical novel imagined a fictional backstory for the girl as a servant named Griet. the girl with a pearl earring