Girl with a pearl earring by tracy chevalier 9780007232161. No one knows who the girl is, or in fact who any of the people in his paintings are. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. One sunday in february, griet and pieter leave her parents house and convene in the alley. This 39page guide for girl with a pearl earrings by tracy chevalier includes detailed chapter summaries. Sep 30, 2003 girl with a pearl earring is a thoroughly engaging novel that follows the lifechanging experiences of quiet griet over the two years she serves the delft painter, johannes vermeer. Griet, the young daughter of a tilemaker in seventeenth century holland, obtains her first.
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Girl with a pearl earring is a 1999 historical novel written by tracy chevalier. Girl with a pearl earring summary and study guide supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. When griet becomes a maid in the household of johannes vermeer, she thinks she knows her role. Jan 18, 2001 in this clear and detailed reading guide, weve done all the hard work for you. This study guide consists of approximately 44 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of girl with a pearl earring. Griet is a teenager in a poor family, so to get money, she goes to work with the famous dutch painter, johannes vermeer in delft. Girl with a pearl earring tells the story behind the advent of this famous painting, all the while depicting life in. Girl with a pearl earring 1664, pages 3 24 summary. The girl with a pearl earring study guide contains a biography of tracy chevalier, 100 quiz questions, a glossary, major themes, a list of characters, and a full summary and analysis. Girl with a pearl earring is the story of 16yearold griet, whose life is transformed by her brief encounter with genius, even as she herself is immortalized in canvas and oil.
The cover of this book features girl with a pearl earring, a famous work by the dutch painter johannes vermeer c 1665 and this book tells the story of the girl who is. Johannes vermeer was a dutch painter renowned for his painting the girl with a pearl earring as one of his major masterpieces. Set in 17th century delft, holland, the novel was inspired by delft school painter johannes vermeers painting girl with a pearl earring. Girl with a pearl earring by tracy chevalier is a fascinating novel set in 17th century delft, in which the fictitious story of one of vermeers masterpieces is told. When her father goes blind, griet scarlett johansson must go to work as a maid for painter johannes vermeer colin firth. Set in 17th century delft, holland, the novel was inspired by. The novel opens with vermeer and his disheveled wife, catharina, visiting griets. Chevalier presents a fictional account of vermeer, the model and the painting. Finding the story inside the painting in this ted talk 14. Chevalier presents a fictional account of vermeer, the model, and the painting. Jun 09, 2012 the girl with the pearl earring plot summary 1. Girl with a pearl earring study guide ela 10 preap. This 44page guide for girl with a pearl earring by tracy chevalier includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 4 parts, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. The famous painting, girl with a pearl earring, of course, is the result.
Book based films seem to have no inbetween when it comes to accuracy and worthiness. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading girl with a pearl earring, the. Set in 17thcentury delft, holland, the novel was inspired by local painter johannes. This 39page guide for girl with a pearl earrings by tracy chevalier includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 4 parts, as well as several. In holland in 1664, a girl named griet leaves her family to become a maid in the household of the painter vermeer, but the passion she inspires in him and the passion art inspires in her end in sorrow. The cover of this book features girl with a pearl earring, a famous work by the dutch painter johannes vermeer c 1665 and this book tells the story of the girl who is the subject of the painting. This 44page guide for girl with a pearl earring by tracy chevalier includes detailed chapter summaries. In her second novel, tracy chevalier imagines the life of the model for vermeers iconic painting.
Her calm and perceptive manner not only helps her in her household duties, but also attracts vermeers attention. Her artistic sense endears her to her master, the famous johannes vermeer, but his wife dislikes the pretty servant. Girl with a pearl earring summary and study guide supersummary. Girl with a pearl earring displays a side of painting that is not often showed. Tracy chevalier had the book set in the 1600s, the time when the actual painting girl with a pearl earring was created, she also had griets hometown as delft, holland which is the actual hometown of vermeer the painter and his family. Bookbased films seem to have no inbetween when it comes to accuracy and worthiness. Discuss the subtle ways in which girl with a pearl earring contends with these issues. Girl with a pearl earring quotes showing of 35 he saw things in a way that others did not, so that a city i had lived in all my life seemed a different place, so that a. Feb 26, 2018 the girl in the spotlight, an intensive, twoweek study of vermeers girl with a pearl earring using new exploratory technologies, begins monday at the mauritshuis royal picture. After her father loses his sight, 17yearold griet becomes a maid to help with family expenses. Girl with a pearl earring by tracey chevalier lesson plans.
History and fiction merge seamlessly in this luminous novel about artistic vision and sensual awakening. To watch girl with a pearl earring is to sense that one great photograph after another is unfolding before the eyes. Girl with a pearl earring by tracy chevalier read online. The novel opens with vermeer and his disheveled wife, catharina, visiting griets family to have a look at the girl they hope to hire. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. Girl with a pearl earring by tracy chevalier reading guide. While cleaning the house, griet strikes up an unlikely friendship with vermeer, which both agree to keep secret for fear of provoking the painters jealous wife, catharina essie davis.
Look again at vermeers painting, girl with a pearl earring. Girl with a pearl earring tells the story of sixteenyearold griet, whose life is transformed by her brief encounter with genius. It is hard not to like this good and obedient protagonist, for she. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well. Comparison between the work and scarlett johanssons portrayal can be seen near the top of this page. Girl with a pearl earring 1676 summary and analysis.
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Buy this book the scant confirmed facts about the life. Girl with a pearl earring by tracy chevalier scholastic. Girl with a pearl earring by tracy chevalier goodreads. Her artistic sense endears her to her master, the famous johannes vermeer, but his. This 39page guide for girl with a pearl earrings by tracy chevalier includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis. Girl with a pearl earring 1676 summary and analysis gradesaver. On the eve of its cinema release, tracy chevalier describes how she felt as she saw her bestselling novel girl with a pearl earring being transferred to the screen.
Very little is known about vermeerhe left no writings, not even any drawings, just 35 paintings. In midcareer, the renowned 17th century baroque artist johannes vermeer painted girl with a pearl earring, which has been called the dutch mona lisa. Girl with a pearl earring tracks the coming of age of a teenage girl, griet, given as a servant to the family of famous painter, vermeer. Reading guide for girl with a pearl earring by tracy chevalier. Tracy chevalier on the filming of girl with a pearl earring. Pieter is there as well, as he has become a weekly visitor in her parents home. The girl with a pearl earring is the story of griet, a sixteenyear old girl who is hired by the famous painter, vermeer, to clean his studio. Girl with a pearl earring tells the story of griet, a 16yearold dutch girl, who becomes a maid in the house of the painter johannes vermeer. Girl with a pearl earring tells the story behind the advent of this famous painting, all the while depicting life in 17th century delft, a small dutch city with a burgeoning art community. Girl with a pearl earring quotes by tracy chevalier.
Her calm and perceptive manner not only helps her in her household duties, but also attracts vermeers a. Chevalier transports readers to a bygone time and place in this richly imagined portrait of the young woman who inspired one of vermeers most celebrated paintings. This comprehensive study guide to tracy chevaliers novel contains. Girl with a pearl earring by tracey chevalier lesson plans and teaching resources girl with a pearl earring by tracey chevalier resources from the author, including a link to a reading group guide with 8 questions.
I worked as a reference book editor for several years until 1993 when i left my job and did a yearlong ma in creative writing at the university of east anglia in norwich england. If id read this book as a kid, id have far fewer holes in my ears. Uncovering the secrets of the girl with a pearl earring. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing girl with a pearl earring near you. Ear piercings arent nearly so bad as she makes them out to be. Because art history was never this deliciously juicy. Complete summary of tracy chevaliers girl with a pearl earring. Often painting is romanticized, which it is here, but we also see the worry the other family members have as the money box is repeatedly emptied, and purchases must be made by credit. Books that defined a generation girl with a pearl earring. Girl with a pearl earring tells the story of sixteenyearold griet. Girl with a pearl earring is a thoroughly engaging novel that follows the lifechanging experiences of quiet griet over the two years she. Girl with a pearl earring, tracy chevalier girl with a pearl earring is a 1999 historical novel written by tracy chevalier. It is hard not to like this good and obedient protagonist, for she struggles with universal yearnings such as love and an escape from poverty.
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