![]() ![]() There was more sensual excitement in the painting of the earring than the backstreet encounter with the boyfriend. Vermeer's wife couldn't get there and neither could the butcher boy Peter. ![]() Griet connected with Vermeer at the place where his heart was and her heart was too. And, ``I should have begged him not to ruin me". ![]() And Griet is well aware of her sacrifice, ``he used what he wanted for his paintings, without considering the result''. She is forced to sacrifice her position in the household for art. The book to me was a coming of age story I liked what one editor said, "when Griet was forced by Vermeer to pierce her ears, there is a symbolic deflowering of the young girl. The author's choice of symbolism was quiet and intriguing. This one is hard to put my finger on why I enjoyed it so much. ![]()
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