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This is Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring.  Vermeer was a Dutch artist who lived from 1632 to 1675. You can get to know a little about his life and the story of this painting by watching the movie with the same title as the painting, starring Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson.    
Essa é a pintura Garota com Brinco de Pérola de Johannes Vermeer.  Ele foi um artista holandês que viveu de 1632 à 1675.  Você pode conhecer um pouco sobre sua vida e a história dessa pintura assistindo ao filme com o mesmo nome da pintura, estrelado por Colin Firth e Scarlett Johansson.  

Picture and text fom: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335119/
A young peasant maid working in the house of painter Johannes Vermeer becomes his talented assistant and the model for one of his most famous works.