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'Beauty Comes From Somewhere We Can't Explain': Culture Critic on Vermeer's 'Girl With a Pearl Earring'

AP Photo/Mike Corder

Because it's Thanksgiving, and we sometimes need to take a break from politics, this writer found an interesting thread on Johannes Vermeer's painting 'Girl With a Pearl Earring.' 

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The painting itself has fascinated people for years -- it was also the subject of an eponymous 2003 movie starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth

Here's Culture Critic doing a deep dive into the work and what it really means.

Vermeer is an interesting artist. This writer highly recommends watching the 2013 Penn and Teller (yes, Penn and Teller) documentary 'Tim's Vermeer'. It explains how Vermeer worked and how one man with a lot of time and money recreated one of Vermeer's works.

But we digress. Back to the girl:

Interpretations abound.

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We love artwork that has a bit of mystery about it.

The earring, which is part of the title.

Our eyes and brains give it meaning.

The more you know. This writer always wished she'd studied more art history.

The purpose of art is to study and emulate and embody those things.

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We always wondered about her dress.

That's interesting.

One of the things this writer loves about Vermeer is the subject matter of his paintings.

The details are just as important as the work itself.

And Vermeer loved his details.

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We like this interpretation.

There's something incredibly intriguing about her.

Perhaps it does.

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