The Girl with the Pearl Earring, originally painted by Dutch painter (from Delft) Johannes Vermeer, around 1665-1667.
In my version, the girl is combined with flowers from a still life by painters of the same period.
I adapted the colours of her clothes to the autumnal hues of the bouquet that shows like a crown of flowers on Vermeer's Girl.
For Floris van den Oever, staying with his grandparents was like living in a candy shop. As both fervent art collectors and fervent art lovers, their house was hung full with art that struck the young Floris with wonder. His adult passion for art is thus no coincidence... Read more…