The Mauritshuis in the Hague wants to learn more about one of its most beloved works, Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring (around 1665), and is asking the public to get involved. Visitors to the Dutch museum can watch the painting being analysed in a glass-fronted studio constructed within a gallery specially for The Girl in the Spotlight project. A team of international specialists had begun to study the picture for 24 hours a day for two weeks using the latest non-invasive techniques. The goal is to learn more about Vermeer’s materials and techniques.
Mauritshuis shines a light on its famous Vermeer
A team of international specialists are studying Girl with a Pearl Earring for two weeks straight
28 February 2018
![Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring (around 1665) being analysed in the Hague Ivo Hoekstra; courtesy of the Mauritshuis, The Hague](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cxgd3urn/production/098a0f53d9553f2303a5709397451b2ba3d4070a-1600x1067.jpg?w=1200&h=800&fit=crop&auto=format)
Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring (around 1665) being analysed in the Hague Ivo Hoekstra; courtesy of the Mauritshuis, The Hague