The world-famous Girl with a Pearl Earring was most likely not commissioned by Vermeer’s male patron, but by the man’s wife, ...

A video journalist takes images of "Girl with a Pearl Earring," painting by Johannes Vermeer, at The Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 25, 2025.

A centuries-old mystery surrounds Vermeer's painting, The Girl with a Pearl Earring. A fresh scientific perspective may now reveal what makes it so captivating. Neuroscientists have measured the brain ...

Researchers call this phenomenon a “sustained attentional loop”—and the study’s volunteers were caught in it, viewing Girl With a Pearl Earring for longer than any of the other works.

They discovered that the real paintings, which included The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer, had much more emotional impact in findings described as “important and relevant for ...

The Girl with a Pearl Earring, one of the most enigmatic and well-known paintings in history, has left historians puzzled for centuries. Much about Johannes Vermeer's portrait, believed to have ...

Scientists have discovered the strange reason why 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' is so captivating, and it could explain the appeal of other great works of art like the Mona Lisa.

The Girl with the Pearl Earring has become one of the most famous portraits in the world, second possibly to the Mona Lisa.

Art & Tech Just Why Is ‘Girl With Pearl Earring’ So Captivating? A New Study Has Answers The inquiry, spearheaded by the Mauritshuis, tracked participants' responses to the Vermeer's masterpiece.

The viewer’s emotional response is ten times stronger when they are face to face with the painting in the museum. Researchers used electroencephalograms (EEGs) to reveal that real artworks, including ...

It is reproduced in everything from posters and films to tea caddies. Yet for years, art experts have wondered what makes Dutch master Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring (1665 ...

A study found people had ten times more of an emotional response looking at the famous painting 'Girl with the Pearl Earring' than if they were looking at a poster.