Painted in 1665 āGirl with a Pearl Earringā is the most popular painting of Johannes Vermeer, one of the most influential Dutch painters.
With this blue ink ballpoint pen study I challenged myself in recreating the ambiguous expression of the portrayed young woman, most likely the daughter of the artist.
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Drawing dimensions are 29,7 cm x 29,7 cm
the drawing
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close-up of the eyes
the mouth and the pearl earring
drawing work-flow
according to the researchers the girl is not wearing a pearl earring, butĀ a silver earring: in fact normallyĀ pearlsĀ canĀ“t reach the size reproduced in the paintingĀ
Prints available on demand
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