If you are a fan of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, you have probably seen his “Girl With a Pearl Earring” many times. But have you seen it in 3D yet?
With the Hirox 3D digital microscope you can see the painting at 4.4 microns per pixel, creating a 10 billion pixel panorama that can magnify up to 700 times. It’s like holding it in your own hands, said Abbie Vandivere, head of The Girl in the Spotlight project. in a presentation.
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The painting is known as a throne, a depiction of an imaginary figure (not a portrait) with an exaggerated facial expression, in this case an intimate appearance of a girl wearing a turban and ‘ a large pearl earring. The investigation revealed the different layers that Vermeer used to build the painting: first the girl’s face, jacket and collar, then finally the blue headscarf and pearl earring. The Dutch painter used high-quality ultramarine for the headscarf, which, according to Vandivere, was worth more than gold in the 17th century. Macro-X-ray fluorescence scanning and microscopic examination revealed lashes that are no longer visible – as well as a second highlight on the pearl that was not painted there but fell like a flake of paint from elsewhere.
All this information enables the Mauritshuis, a Dutch museum that houses the painting, to take better care and repair of the painting in the future, and the public can better understand the ‘Girl’.
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‘Our scientific investigation has brought us closer to Vermeer and the Girl than ever before. The combination and comparison of different scientific technologies provided so much more information than one technology alone would do. “Girl with a pearl earring is a more personal image than previously thought,” Vandivere said in a statement.
Called the “master of light” Vermeer’s work captures the radiance of her eye, a glitter on her lips and the radiance of the pearl, as well as the captivating mystery that remains unsolved: does she turn to talk to you or away from you?
“The fact that she’s still a mystery makes people come back and keeps her exciting and fresh,” Vandivere said. ‘It’s good that some mysteries remain and that everyone can speculate about her. This allows people to have their own personal interpretation of the girl. Everyone feels their own connection to the way she meets your eyes. ”
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