Fig. 7
From: Fading into the background: the dark space surrounding Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring
Signature in upper left: a Photograph in polarised light: René Gerritsen Art & Research Photography. b MA-XRF map, Pb-M. c MA-XRF map, Fe–K. d MA-XRF, Ca–K: the white dots are paint losses that were filled with chalk during the 1994 restoration. e MA-XRF map, K-K. f MA–XRF map, Cu–K. g IR photograph: René Gerritsen Art & Research Photography. h MS-OCT glaze + varnish thickness map