Girl with a pearl earring

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Griet's initial immaturity on entering the new environment leads to near disaster with her relationship with Vermeer. Whilst Griet experiences financial desperation, the opulence of the Vermeer household soon affects Griet's acquisitive nature, where she lusts after Vermeer picturing herself as his wife 'wearing the yellow mantle and black bodice and, pearls?sitting across the table from him...
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Griet's aptitude for colour and line make her interesting to the painter, and Griet wields power from her privileges that Catharina is far from obtaining such as ?being apart of his world,' She uses her artistic sensibilities to come closer to the man who liberates her and allows her to delve into the arts...
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