"Girl with a Pearl Earring (around 1665) by Johannes Vermeer, one of only 37 known works by the artist, was prevented by the museum from travelling in 2014 due to its status as the institution's star exhibit. The painting's planned trip is due to the closure of the Mauritshuis from 24 August-20 September while alterations are made to the building."
"The painting took a short sojourn in 2023 for the major Johannes Vermeer survey exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, but has not travelled internationally since its world tour in 2012-14, the last time the Mauritshuis was closed for building work. That travelling exhibition, The Masters of the 17th Century: Dutch Painting from the Mauritshuis, went to Tokyo and Kobe before opening at the Frick Collection in New York. The show was visited by 2.2 million people and helped to fund the Mauritshuis's renovations."
The Mauritshuis will lend Girl with a Pearl Earring to the Nakanoshima Museum of Art in Osaka this summer while the Mauritshuis closes for alterations from 24 August to 20 September. Girl with a Pearl Earring (c.1665) by Johannes Vermeer is one of only 37 known works by the artist and is normally retained as the institution's star exhibit, with loans only in highly exceptional circumstances. The painting travelled briefly in 2023 to the Rijksmuseum and last toured internationally in 2012–14, a tour that attracted 2.2 million visitors and helped fund renovations. The Osaka exhibition will be organised by the Asahi Shimbun, which will partner with the Mauritshuis for four years. Money from the loan will help fund the Mauritshuis's alterations and refurbishment.
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