The painting is the copy of a detail from "Girl with a Pearl Earing" (c. 1665) by the Dutch Old Master Johannes Vermeer. The original hangs in the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague.
The most beloved painting by Vermeer is a tronie, the Dutch 17th-century description of a 'head' that was not meant to be a portrait. It depicts a European girl wearing an exotic dress, an oriental turban, and an improbably large pearl earring.
I have done a series of detail copies of the work by my favorite Old Masters; Vermeer is one of them. I actually went to the Mauritshuis Museum to study the original in person! By the way, one of the tried and true techniques of classical art training is to copy the work of the Old Masters, those who painted before the 18th century. The buyer gets to own a hand-painted copy of a museum piece.
The painting size is 10" x 8". Varnished. The painting is framed in a beautiful, antique gold, wooden frame and ready to hang for your pleasure. The framed size is 13.5" x 11.5".
Oil on oil-primed Belgian linen on sealed masonite panel. The painting is mounted on panel with archival glue. In other words, I have used a top quality material, which guarantees a long-term conservation of the painting.
The painting is the copy of a detail from "Girl with a Pearl Earing" (c. 1665) by the Dutch Old Master Johannes Vermeer. The original hangs in the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague.
The most beloved painting by Vermeer is a tronie, the Dutch 17th-century description of a 'head' that was not meant to be a portrait. It depicts a European girl wearing an exotic dress, an oriental turban, and an improbably large pearl earring.
I have done a series of detail copies of the work by my favorite Old Masters; Vermeer is one of them. I actually went to the Mauritshuis Museum to study the original in person! By the way, one of the tried and true techniques of classical art training is to copy the work of the Old Masters, those who painted before the 18th century. The buyer gets to own a hand-painted copy of a museum piece.
The painting size is 10" x 8". Varnished. The painting is framed in a beautiful, antique gold, wooden frame and ready to hang for your pleasure. The framed size is 13.5" x 11.5".
Oil on oil-primed Belgian linen on sealed masonite panel. The painting is mounted on panel with archival glue. In other words, I have used a top quality material, which guarantees a long-term conservation of the painting.