Ebook {Epub PDF} Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

Girl With a Pearl Earring tells the story of Griet, a year-old Dutch girl who becomes a maid in the house of the painter Johannes Vermeer. Her calm and perceptive manner not only helps her in her household duties, but also attracts the painter's attention. Though different in upbringing, education and social standing, they have a similar way Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. Girl with a Pearl Earring is a historical novel by Tracy www.doorway.ru novel is inspired by the famous painting of the same name, which was painted by the Dutch artist Johannes www.doorway.ru precise date of the painting is unknown, but it is estimated to have been completed around Estimated Reading Time: 1 min. Tracy is the author of 10 novels, including the international bestseller GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING, which has sold over 5 million copies and been made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth/5(K).

Overview. In Tracy Chevalier's Girl with a Pearl Earring, the subject of Johannes Vermeer's most famous painting is brought to www.doorway.ru "girl with the pearl earring" is Griet, the Vermeers' housemaid, hired in particular to clean Vermeer's studio without disturbing its www.doorway.ru this task, Vermeer needs someone who is exceedingly careful and invested in his artistic endeavors. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier is still as wonderful as it was twenty years ago when it first came out. The challenges Griet faces as a servant, her growing love of art and sitting for a portrait that ultimately leads to her demise combined with powerful descriptions of life at that time in 's makes this a great read. Girl with a Pearl Earring is a historical novel by Tracy www.doorway.ru novel is inspired by the famous painting of the same name, which was painted by the Dutch artist Johannes www.doorway.ru precise date of the painting is unknown, but it is estimated to have been completed around

In Tracy Chevalier’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, the subject of Johannes Vermeer’s most famous painting is brought to life. The “girl with the pearl earring” is Griet, the Vermeers’ housemaid, hired in particular to clean Vermeer’s studio without disturbing its order. For this task, Vermeer needs someone who is exceedingly careful and invested in his artistic endeavors, beyond the promise of (meager) payment. Girl with a Pearl Earring is Tracy Chevalier’s second novel. Inspired by the 17 th -century painter Johannes Vermeer, it presents Chevalier’s imagining of the story of the young woman who sat for this famous painting. Information and news about Tracy Chevalier, author of seven novels including Girl With a Pearl Earring.