Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring
2014
United Kingdom
85 min.
12+
Learn the secrets of one of the most mysterious masterpieces of world art! "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Jan Vermeer is one of the most famous paintings in the history of art. During the recent world tour, huge queues lined up for her, in Japan alone, more than a million people came to see "The Girl". However, the picture is still surrounded by a swarm of mysteries, which the authors of this new film tried to solve. Who was the girl depicted? Was Vermeer really in love with the muse that appeared on many of his other famous canvases, or was it just a conjecture to intrigue the curious viewer? How and why was the picture painted? Why is she so admired?
