File:Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) - The Girl With The Pearl Earring (1665).jpg

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Artist



Alternative names	Johannes van der Meer, Jan Vermeer, Jan Vermeer van Delft, Johannes Reyniersz. Vermeer
Description	Dutch painter and art dealer
Date of birth/death	31 October 1632 (baptised)	15 December 1675 (buried)
Location of birth/death	Delft	Delft
Work period	1653–1675
Work location	Delft
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

Het meisje met de parel (Girl with a Pearl Earring)

Date

circa 1665

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

46.5 × 40 cm (18.3 × 15.7 in)

Current location

( Inventory) Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis

	Native name	Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis
	Location	The Hague
	Coordinates	52° 4′ 50.00″ N, 4° 18′ 52.00″ E
	Established	1822
	Website	mauritshuis.nl

Notes

Русский: Жанровая живопись

Source/Photographer

Unknown

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 15 June 2013. It was captioned as follows:

English: Girl with a Pearl Earring(1665),considered a Vermeer masterpiece.

日本語: フェルメール作、真珠の耳飾りの少女

한국어: 《 진주 귀고리를 한 소녀》. 요하네스 페르메이르 작품.

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