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10-Billion-Pixel Scan of 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' Reveals Incredible Details the Naked Eye Couldn't See on Its Own

You can view every crack and blob of paint used in "Girl with a Pearl Earring" like never before.

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Scientists Study ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ in Hopes of Finding How Vermeer Painted His Masterpiece | Smart News |

The enigmatic work was last examined—and restored—in 1994

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Vermeer: the artist who taught the world to see ordinary beauty | Art and design | The Guardian

Johannes Vermeer was so obscure he wasn’t even remembered when he died, let alone forgotten. But the French avant-garde rescued him – and showed the world his calm, unpretentious genius

I am a bi fan of Vermeer's work. It may be part of the reason why it frustrates me that my biggest strength as a painter leans toward abstract work.

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Vermeer's paintings might be 350 year-old color photographs

Tim Jenison, a Texas-based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in the art world: 
How did Dutch master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography? Here's how he conduc