Watching the film Girl with a pearl earring was a very useful insight into the life and work of Vermeer. I'm not sure exactly how much of it was true (especially relating to the painting Girl with a pearl earring), but it must have been based on some amount of fact, and the information regarding where he lived and his studio must have been accurate.
What i got from it was that Vermeer was a very quiet and private man, someone who lived all his life in Delft and painted not as much as other famous artists of the past, but when he did it was quite a spectacle.
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Undoubtedly his most famous work, not necessarily his best work in my opinion. However the light cast on the face of the woman is superb, as if there is a light source being shone onto one side, while the other side is enveloped in shadow.
I've read about this image a good amount, and what everyone comments on is the secrecy and uncertainty of it. For example, who was the woman in the painting? Why is there a turban used on her head? And did Vermeer even sell this painting in his lifetime? I like the questions that this work poses, as it is something that appeals to me in my image making.
Why should everything in a photograph be so obvious and understood?
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