handmade illustrations painted with gouache colours , made for " Girl with a Pearl Earring " novel by Tracy Chevalier inspired by Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer .
Vermeer is renowned for his depictions of contemporary Delft, a city in Holland where the artist was born, lived, and died. Specifically, he is known for his his depictions of domestic interiors and portraits of women, like the figure featured in Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Chevalier brings the real artist Vermeer and a fictional muse to life in a jewel of a novel ..
