During the Golden Age, the renowned Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer created the celebrated 'Girl with a Pearl Earring.'

Vermeer, a Dutch artist, is renowned for producing 36 artworks, including his renowned masterpiece, "Girl with a Pearl Earring."

The painting portrays a woman, but it is not a portrait, but rather a "tronie," as stated by the Maurithshus museum, which depicts a fictional character.

In the oil painting, a woman in a dark setting turns to face an observer, with a pearl earring dangling from her ear and a turban nearly covering her head. She wears a gold coat with white material visible at the collar.

According to Britannica, though there isn't an exact date of creation that coincides with Vermeer's most famous work, many historians believe that it was painted around 1665.

Vermeer's 36 known paintings often depict women performing routine tasks, with straightforward title descriptions.

Vermeer's other works include "Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window," "Young Woman with a Water Pitcher," "Woman with a Pearl Necklace," and "Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid."

Vermeer's work is found in various museums worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., and Kunsthistorische Museum in Vienna.

The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, Netherlands, has been displaying "Girl with a Pearl Earring" since 1902.

During the renovations of the Mauritshuis museum in 2012, the painting was transported to Japan, Italy, and the United States, giving various audiences the opportunity to view the renowned artwork in person, as stated by Britannica.

Since its return to the Mauritshuis museum in 2014, it has remained there, with the exception of a brief loan to the Rijksmuseum in 2023.

The book "The Girl with the Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier was inspired by the painting known as "The Girl with the Pearl Earring."

The 2003 film, starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth, was based on the book and received three Oscar nominations.