This fictitious backstory to the creation of Vermeer's best-known painting looks so impressive, and so precisely mimics the colours the 17th-century Dutchman used, it's a while before you realise ...

Girl With A Pearl Earring has been part of the collection of the Mauritshuis in the city of The Hague, Netherlands for over a century. This masterpiece by Johannes Vermeer will temporarily leave ...

Kate Middleton's pearl earrings have been the focus of royal fans' attention on multiple occasions lately and while she regularly wears a pair that once belonged to Queen Elizabeth II, she owns some ...