Fig. 2From: Beauty is skin deep: the skin tones of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earringa Polarised light image, showing the soft transitions in the Girl’s cheek: 1: light skin tone, 2: cool midtone, 3: shadow. René Gerritsen Art & Research Photography. b 3D digital micrograph of the Girl’s cheek showing small hairs embedded in the paint (some indicated with red arrows)Back to article page