"Girl with a Pear Earring" oil on canvas 42"x32" John Diehl 2011

One of my all time favorite Vermeer paintings and arguably one of his most famous works of art is the “Girl with the Pearl Earring”.  It’s often known as the “Mona Lisa of the North” or the “Dutch Mona Lisa” as it’s popularity has world wide reach and recognition.   Painted around 1665 during the Dutch Golden Age of painting it is rumored that the model was one of Vermeer’s staff but has never been verified.

Painting the “Girl with the Pearl Earring” with my contemporary style has brought a newness to this work of art while still retaining it’s classical appeal and composition.  The soft gaze of her eyes follows you around the room and the depth of the darkness behind her feels as though she is about to step out of the portrait.

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