Why is Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring" considered a masterpiece? || James Earle

Is she turning towards you or away from you? No one can agree.

She’s the subject of Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer’s "Girl with the Pearl Earring," a painting often referred to as the ‘Mona Lisa of the North.’

But what makes this painting so captivating?

James Earle explains how this work represents the birth of a modern perspective on economics, politics, and love.