Woman With a Pearl Earring

This painting is Girl with a pearl earring by Johannes Vermeer surprisingly the pearl earring is said to be the focal point of this piece, but I can't help but to stare at her eyes. It feels like I walked into the room and called for her attention and the expression she has on her face is in response to me calling her. Even the textures in this piece are amazing; the wrap on her head shows the folds and softness of the fabric. The pearl looks like an actual pearl you can see it's smooth rounded texture. Also the softness in her face; it's like he captured the true softness in women, you can sense the gentleness in her expression. She looks like a real woman that you could walk up to and talk to her!

 

It is also rumored that this painting is the Dutch version of the Mona Lisa. To me this piece isn't as mysterious as the Mona Lisa, the Mona Lisa has a more michevious feel to me, the expression on this girl face looks to be genuwine. Where as, the Mona Lisa expression seems like she's faking it. She smiles but not with her eyes. Actually she doesn't really smile to me it's more of a cunning smirk like she knows something you dont kind of smirk.

But there is some mystery to Girl With a Pearl Earring, it is unknown if this painting was commisioned and if it was, nobody has a clue who it was commisioned for. Also it is said that this painting may not have been intended for a portrait, this painting could have been just a face to pratice facial expressions. Nobody know the purpose of this piece, but it is very beautiful to look at.