Study of a Young Woman

Een Tronie in Antique Klederen, ongemeen konstig / ca. 1665–67

Johannes Vermeer

This work is a "tronie," a portrayal of an intriguing individual in exotic or imaginary costume rather than a commissioned portrait. Often compared to Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring due to their similar size and subject, the painting highlights the artist's power of invention through motifs like the blue silk draped over the model's shoulder and the soft, illuminating light.