Chevalier, Tracy. <br/><br/>
Girl with a pearl earring / 
Tracy Chevalier. 
 - New York :  Plume,  2003, c1999. 
 - 233 p. ;  20 cm. 
<br/><br/>''A maid becomes a model for the 17th century Dutch painter, Vermeer. The woman, an artisan's daughter with a strong power of observation, describes his manner of work, his household and life of the day, including the rigid class system and religious bigotry. A debut in fiction.'' (Publisher's Website) 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0452284937 (pbk.) 9780452284937 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Vermeer, Johannes, 1632-1675 --Fiction.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Netherlands--Social life and customs--17th century--Fiction.