Non-invasive analysis for The Girl with the Pearl Earring.

The famous painting depicting"The Girl with the Pearl Earring" by Dutch artist Jan Vermeer will soon undergo a series of analyses using sophisticated technologies such as infrared and digital microscope.

The purpose of these is to understand more about the painting technique by which Vermeer completed the painting and to discover the pigments, oil and other materials used to paint it.

A team of researchers, scientists and art historians will be in charge of this type of non-invasive analysis, and in order to allow the public to witness much of the examination, the painting will be transferred to a laboratory set up for the occasion with glass walls. Each stage will be projected and broadcast on a multimedia screen.

The last analyses to the canvas were carried out about twenty-five years ago following a restoration.

Source: The Messenger

Image: Johannes Vermeer, The Girl with the Pearl Earring or The Girl with the Turban (c. 1665; oil on canvas, 44.5 x 39 cm; The Hague, Mauritshuis)

Non-invasive analysis for The Girl with the Pearl Earring.

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