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File:Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) - The Girl With The Pearl Earring (1665).jpg

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Artist
Title Het meisje met de parel (Girl with a Pearl Earring)
Date circa 1665
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 46.5 × 40 cm (18.3 × 15.7 in)
Notes
Русский: Жанровая живопись
Source/Photographer Unknown
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English: Girl with a Pearl Earring(1665),considered a Vermeer masterpiece.
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