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Getting a closer look at the “Girl with a Pearl Earring”

The “Girl with a Pearl Earring” is a painting that is often recognized by many. The real painting has been hanging in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague since 1881, and was painted by Johannes Vermeer. New research has been done with the painting in hopes of finding more information about the woman. This research was done in front of the public, a...