Fig. 6From: Beauty is skin deep: the skin tones of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl EarringPaint cross-section a dark flesh tone from the shadow on her cheek (sample 39). a Sample location, b light microscopic images, dark field, and c ultraviolet-induced fluorescence. d Corresponding SEM backscattered-electron image, e detail of d, and EDX maps of f oxygen, g lead (Pb-M), h calcium, i silicon, j iron, k aluminium, l mercury, m potassium, n sulphur. o Light microscopic image showing location of μ-XRPD analysis: p distribution map of hydrocerussite, q distribution map of cerussiteBack to article page