1925) The Girl with the Pearl Earring, a painting by Johannes Vermeer (1665), St. Eustatius: This set of postage stamps features this classic painting by Vermeer: Date of Stamp set issue: 04.07.2021:
The "Girl with a Pearl Earring" (Dutch: "Meisje met de parel") is an oil painting by Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer, dated c. 1665.
Going by various names over the centuries, it became known by its present title towards the end of the 20th century after the earring worn by the girl was portrayed there.
The work has been in the collection of the Mauritshuis in The Hague since 1902 and has been the subject of various literary treatments.
In 2006, the Dutch public selected it as the most beautiful painting in the Netherlands.
The painting 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 a very large pearl as an earring.
The work is oil on canvas and is 44.5 cm (17.5 in) high and 39 cm (15 in) wide. It is signed "IVMeer" but is not dated. It is estimated to have been painted around 1665.
After the most recent restoration of the painting in 1994, the subtle colour scheme and the intimacy of the girl's gaze toward the viewer have been greatly enhanced.
During the restoration, it was discovered that the dark background, today somewhat mottled, was originally a deep enamel-like green. This effect was produced by applying a thin transparent layer of paint—a glaze—over the black background seen now. However, the two organic pigments of the green glaze, indigo and weld, have faded.
The Stamp Sheet:
This Sheet of 4 stamps of the Girl with a Pearl Earring (Dutch: "Meisje met de parel") presents the oil painting by Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer, dated c. 1665.
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