The Girl With A — Pearl Earring

The girl looks over her shoulder, meeting the viewer's eyes with an intimate, open-mouthed expression.

The "pearl" is impossibly large and likely made of polished glass or silver, rendered with just two strokes of white paint. the girl with a pearl earring

The image is a staple of pop culture, appearing in everything from street art to digital parodies. The girl looks over her shoulder, meeting the

The painting is housed in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, Netherlands. The girl looks over her shoulder