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2. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. Vermeer's painting is rich in craquelure. Some art critics call Vermeer's painting the "Mona Lisa of the North." Its current title, "Girl with a Pearl Earring," came along in the late 20th century. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. Luke-Acts Pauline Epistles GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Dark backgrounds were widely used in portraiture to enhance the three-dimensional effect of the figure. Historians believe that it originally was listed in Vermeer's estate inventory as a tronie done in the Turkish fashion. Major Prophets Pauline Epistles 9. The Old Testament Major Prophets Major Prophets Pauline Epistles

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Although the artist was often in dire financial straits and had a large family to support, the ultramarine-toned paint he used for the girl's bright blue turban was expensive. -------------------- Johannine Writings Not only are these due to age, but also to impacts, such as taps during framing and pressure Pentateuch refresh the varnish. General Epistles painting "Portrait in Antique Costume." In 2014, the British graffiti artist Banksy put his own spin on the painting. The New Testament Poetical Books The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, Wisdom Literature

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