Girl with a Pearl Earring
Tracey Chevalier
1999, Penguin Group, USA
240page
Have you ever wondered what's the story behind the pictures? Girl with a Pearl Earring was made by Netherlands golden age master Vermeer's works, and this painting is not much bigger than the octavo, are already doing a cracking paint, but is such a seemingly small painting, but it makes many poets, tourists and audience is in front of the painting to go not because the girl in the painting shocking their hearts And this picture of the novel in the end tell me why this woman exudes such a quiet smile , and how the artist is in the mood to paint such a work. The book write about a maid and her master’ Obscure emotions. Because they can understand each other in the art. I think this book says a tragedy; it is not good for us. In this book, two main characters are very misery.
The maid in the novel called Grite, she is very poor, Gregorian girl leaves a poor family, then came home to do maid painter Vermeer . Vermeer household is a matriarchal society . His mother , wife , and often make some important choices. Because Vermeer have had an affair, his wife leaves for legitimate youth Gurley is heavy guard . Under very harsh and oppressive atmosphere, Gregorian leaves a nice home in Vermeer groveling . Vermeer's paintings bring a little fun of her life. When she packed studio master, showing a talent for art. Her talk of understanding with the Vermeer painting, two of ingratiate themselves to each other's feelings grow slowly. Gregorian Ye know not possible with Vermeer repair was immortal, but she is willing to do the model dedicated to the Vermeer painting. She silently endured Vermeer to her ear marked hole, put his wife's pearl earrings, painted this beautiful moment of suffocation.