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Fig. 7

From: The Girl in the Spotlight: Vermeer at work, his materials and techniques in Girl with a Pearl Earring

Fig. 7

a Stitched 3D digital microphotograph (×140, 1.1 µm/pixel) showing ‘double dots’ in the Girl’s yellow jacket; the topographical profile shown in b is indicated with a line. In the lower left, the brown underlayer is visible where the yellow upper paint layer is thin. In the lower right is a retouching. b Topographical profile. Z-axis stretched ×10 in relation to other axes. The height of the larger yellow dot is measured in relation to the surrounding paint. c 3D view of a, tilted at 50o beta viewing angle. Z-axis stretched ×4 in relation to other axes. d Topographical map of c. e Scale bar for d

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