The 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' Finally Finds Her Way to America

摘要

"Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Paintings from the Mauritshuis"-a selection of works from the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague-is making its North American debut; it includes 35 paintings from the collection, including the renowned "Girl with a Pearl Earring" (c. 1665) by Johannes Ver-meer, "The Goldfinch" (1654) by Carel Fabritius, and four works by Rembrandt van Rijn. Highlighting the spectacular artistic achievements of the Dutch Golden Age, these works reflect the culture of artistic, economic, and technological innovation that allowed the Netherlands to prosper in the 17th century.