Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring"

What is Johannes Vermeer renowned for?

• His masterful use of light and color

• His sculptures

• His landscape paintings

• His abstract art

Which period is Johannes Vermeer associated with?

• Dutch Golden Age

• Renaissance

• Baroque

• Romanticism

What is 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' often referred to as?

• The 'Mona Lisa of the North'

• The 'Venus of the North'

• The 'Lady with a Pearl'

• The 'Dutch Mona Lisa'

What does the pearl earring in the painting symbolize?

• Wealth and status

• Love and passion

• War and peace

• Freedom and independence

What technique does Vermeer use in 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' to draw attention to the girl's expression?

• Limited color palette

• Bright colors

• Abstract shapes

• Geometric patterns

What aspect of 17th-century Netherlands is reflected in Vermeer's work?

• Everyday life and beauty

• Political turmoil

• Industrial revolution

• Colonial expansion