The Girl with a Pearl Earring is arguably one of the most enigmatic and well-known paintings in history, with the subject leaving historians scratching their heads. Much about Johannes Vermeer's ...

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A centuries-old mystery surrounds Vermeer's painting, The Girl with a Pearl Earring. A fresh scientific perspective may now reveal what makes it so captivating. Neuroscientists have measured the brain ...

Johannes Vermeer's Girl With The Pearl Earring is one of the world's most popular paintings - and now scientists believe they know why, by measuring how the brain reacts when the work is viewed.

They discovered that the real paintings, which included The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer, had much more emotional impact in findings described as “important and relevant for ...

Scientists have identified a unique 'Sustained Attentional Loop' that explains why Vermeer’s 'Girl With The Pearl Earring' captivates viewers longer than other artworks, emphasizing the emotional ...