To call Vermeer’s enigmatic young woman “unforgettable” is perhaps misleading, as she was forgotten for centuries. Only in the 19 th century in the age of Manet and photography was the genius of Vermeer rediscovered.
Today the eyes of this girl haunt us as she looks back in silence. Her face has a scintillating mixture of ordinaries and beauty that conjures a pale mystique. Anabel T. Abalos BSE Filipino I-1