DUTCH –
MUSEUM IN THE HAGUE
MAURITSHUIS –HOME OF THE “GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING”
‘Het Mauritshuis” is located next to the political heart of
Netherland in the city center of The Hague. It has a marvelous collection of
art from the old masters of the 17th and 18th century.
The Girl with a pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer is the stunning highlight of
the museum. In 1881, it was sold for around 1 euro. At an auction in the
Hague,no one knew it as a Vermeer and it was acquired by an art connoisseur
called Mr Des Tombe. The museum was built as a residence for Count Johan
Maurits van Nassasu Siegen in 1644.
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