Georges Seurat - The Channel at Gravelines,
in the Direction of the Sea 1890

The Channel at Gravelines, in the Direction of the Sea 1890
The Channel at Gravelines, in the Direction of the Sea
1890 oil/canvas
Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo, Netherlands

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Johannes Vermeer - The Girl with a Pearl Earring 1665. It is not a portrait, but a ‘tronie’ – a painting of an imaginary figure. Tronies depict a certain type or character; in this case a girl in exotic dress, wearing an oriental turban and an improbably large pearl in her ear. ArtsViewer.com