Starting tomorrow, the Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis exhibit opens at the de Young. The exhibit will highlight the Dutch Golden Age, and reflect the prosperity and innovation of the Netherlands in the 17th century.
Not to mention, the exhibit contains one of the most recognizable paintings in the world: Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring. It's the painting's first time ever in the States, and it's right in your backyard. The de Young has a description of the exhibit, and Girl, over at their website:
Not to mention, the exhibit contains one of the most recognizable paintings in the world: Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring. It's the painting's first time ever in the States, and it's right in your backyard. The de Young has a description of the exhibit, and Girl, over at their website:
At the center of this exhibition is one of the world’s most famous paintings, Vermeer’s masterpiece, Girl with a Pearl Earring. This work, sometimes called “the Dutch Mona Lisa,” is one of only 36 known paintings by the artist and rarely travels outside the Netherlands. Though little is known about Vermeer’s life, the quiet grace and virtuoso technique evident in his paintings, and in particular his rendering of light, have placed him among the most important artists of the 17th century. Many of the details of his technique can only be appreciated through close examination of the painting surface, such as the few tiny brushstrokes that indicate the reflection on the pearl, and the broader, more expressive painting of her ultramarine and yellow turban.It's $25 for adults, $22 for seniors, $21 for students, and $15 for kids.
