The folks at the Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery, The Hague, Holland, where the painting resides are taking a really close look these days. They have called in experts from around the world and marshaled all of the technology and machinery they can muster to look as closely — non-invasively — at the painting as they can.
Tags: Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Arnoldus Andries des Tomb, Dutch masters, Eye of the Beholder, Girl With the Pearl Earring, Johannes Vermeer, Laura Snyder, Leonardo da Vinci, Mauritshuis Royal Picture Gallery, Mona Lisa, New York Times, painting, Tracy Chevalier