Beauty is skin deep: the skin tones of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring

Beauty is skin deep: the skin tones of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring

The soft modelling of the skin tones in Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring (Mauritshuis) has been remarked upon by art historians, and is their main argument to date this painting to c. 1665. This paper describes the materials and techniques Vermeer used to accomplish the smooth flesh tones and fac...

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Main Authors: D’Imporzano, P. (Author), Davies, G.R (Author), de Groot, S. (Author), De Meyer, S. (Author), Delaney, J.K (Author), Dooley, K.A (Author), Gonzalez, V. (Author), Haswell, R. (Author), Janssens, K. (Author), Leonhardt, E. (Author), van Loon, A. (Author), Vandivere, A. (Author), Vanmeert, F. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2019
Subjects:
Advanced imaging techniques
Contours
Flesh paint
Lead degradation products
Lead isotopes
Lead white
Paint cross-sections
Painting technique 17th century
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