10 billion pixels! Microscope demystifies the 400-year-old "Girl with Pearl Earrings" detail which is the detail of the girl's eyes, a transparent red layer from underneath the pink paint in the left corner of her eyelids. Under the grayish blue of the iris, there is a black circle. Vermeer painted a little bit in the final stage: a thick white highlight appeared next to the pupil. The inspecting group has now launched a website so that anyone can view the entire panorama and display the individual brushstrokes and pigment particles of the painting in full screen. In addition, the website also provides 3D images of paintings, and friends who like art can worship the masterpieces of the masters.

The Girl with the Pearl Earrings is an iconic work created by the Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer in 1665 and is now in the collection of the Royal Moretes Gallery in The Hague, the Netherlands. Over the years, the painting had many different names, until its final name, "The Girl with the Pearl Earrings.".

The Girl with the Pearl Earrings is an oil painting by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer in 1665

The picture depicts a girl with an extraordinary temperament, calm and calm in tranquility, seemingly with a sad expression that is both subtle and melancholy.

Emilien, from Hirox Europe, who took a close look at the painting with the support of the museum, used a 3D microscope to create an incredible 10-megapixel panorama.

Image credit: Hirox 3D digital microscope

The aim of the project was to "learn more about Vermeer's painting techniques, assess surface conditions, and measure cracks in various key areas." ”。

The images were "shot" using a Hirox 3D digital microscope, which scanned the entire surface. A panoramic image of 10 billion pixels is created at a magnification of 35x.

Of course, one of the most important details in the whole shoot is the famous pearl. At high magnification, you can see that Vermeer drew pearls with just a small amount of white brush. He coated it with a thin layer of gray debris so that the teardrop-like highlight pointed to the top.

<h1>It was the detail of the girl's eyes, with a transparent red layer of pink paint from underneath the left corner of her eyelids. Under the grayish blue of the iris, there is a black circle. Vermeer painted a little bit in the final stage: a thick white highlight appeared next to the pupil. </h1>

<h1>The inspecting group has now launched a website so that anyone can view the entire panorama and display the individual brushstrokes and pigment particles of the painting in full screen. In addition, the website also provides 3D images of paintings, and friends who like art can worship the masterpieces of the masters. </h1>