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The Enduring Mystery of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring

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Everybody loves a good mystery. That may explain why, for generations, art lovers have sought to learn the identity of the unknown subject in Johannes Vermeer’s masterpiece, Girl with a Pearl Earring (1665–67). Her ineffable pose (looking back at us over her shoulder), titular bauble, and exotic headgear (the blue turban wrapping her head) have prompted questions for which there are no answers. That hasn’t stopped people from speculating, howe…
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ARTnews broke the news in on Thursday, September 11, 2025.
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