As an Art History student, I pay particular attention to historical novels about art. After watching the movie, I was attracted to the story of Girl with a Pearl Earring, a mysteriuos painting by Johannes Vermeer. I actually had no idea the film was based on a book until my Art History teacher mentioned it. In life, we have no historical records about the girl in the painting, but Tracy Chevalier writes of an awkward relationship a maid develops over the period time she works in the household if this painter.
It is a fascianting story, and I strongly recommend it to anyone who takes interest in History, Art History or life in Holland during the 1600s.
For more information on this book and Chevalier's other works, visit: www.tchevalier.com.
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