Vermeer Painting
"Girl with a Pearl Earring"

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Vermeer

Touches

To make the studio look realistic, I included touches from other Vermeer paintings. The yellow satin jacket with ermine trim appears several times in Vermeer's work. Musical instruments, such as lutes and guitars, also play a prominent role.

A wooden painter's mannequin was used in the movie to show the position of the model. The pigment-preparation table illustrated how paints were made in Vermeer's day. Under the table, you can see the Delft tiles that might have been used as baseboards. I included some Delft plates on a shelf, since they were produced there and would probably appear in most households.