Girl with a Pearl Earring - After Vermeer is a painting by Yvonne Wright which was uploaded on November 30th, 2015.
Girl with a Pearl Earring - After Vermeer
One of my most revered paintings in Western art became a challenging commission, when I was asked to copy it by one of Toronto's art collectors and a... more
Title
Girl with a Pearl Earring - After Vermeer
Artist
Yvonne Wright
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
One of my most revered paintings in Western art became a challenging commission, when I was asked to copy it by one of Toronto's art collectors and a great admirer of Vermeer.
Since the Renaissance, many artists have studied the works and techniques of their predecessors. It was believed then, as it is often argued today, that mastering the arcana of one's craft can be best achieved when analyzing, comparing, scrutinizing and most importantly copying exceptional works of art; therefore getting up close and intimate with their secrets.
Lost to the public for decades after the death of the artist, the "Girl with a Pearl Earring" resurfaced on the market again when genealogist and art collector Arnoldus Andries des Tombe purchased the work at an auction in 1881. He paid very little, and the painting was in poor condition. Des Tombe had no heirs, therefore in 1902, he donated it along with the rest of his collection to the Mauritshuis Museum in Hague, where the painting remains to this day. (Vrij Nederland, February 26, 1996: 35-69
FEATURED IN:
- "1000 Views" gallery curated by Christopher James. September 27, 2021
- "Fine Art University of Painting" curated by Nader Rangidan. Home page. Sept. 26/2021
- "Artist Salon" gallery curated by Jeff Iverson. Home page. Sept. 27/2021
- "Crazy Artists" curated by Hrishikesh Joshi. November 27, 2020
- “First Friday Gallery” curated by Robert Yaeger. Home page. November 18, 2020
- “Images That Excite You” curated by John Bailey. November 17, 2020
- “Women Painters” gallery, curated by Madalena Lobao-Tello on FineArtAmerica. Home page. September 01, 2019.
- “Polish Painters Palette” gallery, curated by Jolanta Karolska on FAA. Home page. September 9/2019.
- “Just Perfect” gallery, curated by Janis Vaiba on FAA. Home page. August 18, 2019.
- “Art Is Art” gallery curated by Troy Brown on FAA. Home page. August 18’ 2019.
- "FAA Portrait Gallery" curated by Digital Designs. Dec. 02/2015
- "Waiting Room Art" Gallery. Curated by Naomi Burgess on FAA. Home Page. December 01, 2015
Uploaded
November 30th, 2015
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Comments (39)
Lori Pittenger
Congratulations your outstanding artwork has been featured on the leading page of Impressionism group! You are invited to open your own Artist Fine Art Catalog of accepted art and featured art in our group’s discussions area and add to it as often as you like to keep it ranked high in visibility. Also, feel free to add to the many themed catalogs in the group’s discussions as well. Please begin the title of your artist catalog with your name in capital letters so it will stand out amongst the other catalogs. Excellent work! Lori
Yvonne Wright
Thank you Jeff Iverson for featuring my work on the top of home page in ARTIST SALON gallery, September 27, 2021. Most appreciated exposure!
Yvonne Wright
Thank you very much Nader Rangidan for featuring my copy of Vermeer on the home page in FINE ART UNIVERSITY OF PAINTING gallery. September 26, 2021. Greatly appreciated support!
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Please place your featured image in the Feature Archive and any other appropriate Archives l/f/p
Yvonne Wright replied:
Thank you so much Christopher! Greatly appreciated exposure. September 27, 2021.
Yvonne Wright
Thank you John Bailey for featuring my copy of Vermeer in oil on canvas, on the home page in “Imaged That Excite You” gallery. November 17th, 2020. Most appreciated!
Robert Yaeger
Fantastic copy, Yvonne!
Yvonne Wright replied:
Thank you so much Robert for the feature on the home pahe in “First Friday Gallery” most appreciated exposure. November 18th, 2020
Yvonne Wright
Thank you Madalena Lobao-Tello for kindly featuring my copy of Vermeer on the home page in WOMEN PAINTERS, September 01, 2019. Greatly appreciated!
Jolanta Anna Karolska
👍Congratulations, your beautiful and interesting work has been featured in Polish Painters Palette Group.
Yvonne Wright replied:
Thank you so much Jolanta for featurong my painting onthe home page. September 9th, 2019. Most appreciated.
Yvonne Wright
Thank you Janis Vaiba for kindly featuring my work on the home page in JUST PERFECT gallery, August 18/2019.
Yvonne Wright
Thank you Troy Brown for featuring my painting, a copy of the old master, on the home page in ART IS ART, August 18, 2019. Greatly appreciated!
Arie Van der Wijst
That's really good Yvonne! Love it. I did a digital version once, you can find it here, hope you don't mind: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/girl-with-a-pearl-earring-arie-van-der-wijst.html
Yvonne Wright replied:
Thank you very much Arie. I visited your page and the digital rendering you did is excellent! Thank you for sharing.
Michel Verhoef
Hi Yvonne...it is a Dutch series, so you won't understand it I assume....but here is the trailer: https://youtu.be/bTnTBOfbemE
Yvonne Wright replied:
Thank you Michel, I watched the video, very interesting. Too bad it was not in English, but I was able to figure out some things they were investigating. Thank you.
Maggie Terlecki
Wow, Yvonne... I cannot imagine how difficult it was to do this. When you paint your own work, you have no restrictions of anything and it allows your hand to be so free but to try and replicate someone else's work, you are confined by what they did... which looks amazing by the way! Just incredible! :-) Maggie
Yvonne Wright replied:
Thank you very much Maggie! It took me a few weeks to complete, working slowly layer by layer. I studied the old masters' techniques to some extend and copied a few works over the years. But this one was most ambitious to date : ) Thank you for you kind words.
Michel Verhoef
There is now a tv series here where a team of experts try to recreate famous works of Art like this one. At the end of each episode they put their result beside the real one to be judged. They go very far and even here they tried to create the cracks on the surface...and they succeeded ! (Egg yoke mixture). They did not copy the painting but painted a real girl that posed. The girl was Turkish as they found out. The pearl wasn't even a pearl...anyway...great tv ! Just wanted to share with you Master Yvonne 🍀
Yvonne Wright replied:
Thank you Michel for letting me know about the TV series (currently in Netherlands?). It is an interesting concept to try to re-create a famous work of art from scratch sort-of-speak, by staging up the model. What is the title of the series, maybe I can trace it down on YouTube? However, when it comes to finding out details regarding the model, who can tell 400 years later. Turkish-like turbans were very popular in Europe, going back to Van Eyck. Rembrandt especially loved the richness of Turkish/Oriental textiles. I think the earring was made of glass, possibly Venetian.
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