Girl with a Pearl Earring (novel) anticipating that the match will be to their benefit. Apart from "Girl with a Pearl Earring" itself, in which Griet is the sitter, several more of Vermeer’s paintings feature in Chevalier’s novel. At the very start, "View of Delft" is recalled by Griet’s father. When Griet enters the household, Vermeer is working on "Woman with a Pearl Necklace" and Tanneke mentions soon after that she had been Vermeer’s model for "The Milkmaid". His next subject is "Woman with a Water Jug", for which the baker’s daughter models. Griet describes the painting to her father and also witnesses its creation in
Pieter verLoren van Themaat verLoren was made member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1942 he married Marijke Losecaat Vermeer, to whom he was married for over sixty years. Pieter verLoren van Themaat Pieter verLoren van Themaat (16 March 1916 – 4 July 2004) was a Dutch law professor, civil service worker, and Advocate-General of the European Court of Justice. VerLoren was born in Rotterdam in 1916. Shortly after his birth the family moved to Nijmegen, where his mother soon died while verLoren was only four years old. The family, part Dutch verLoren family then once again moved, this time