Alicja Zelazko
Alicja Zelazko
Encyclopædia Britannica Editor
BIOGRAPHY

Alicja Zelazko is Associate Editor, Arts and Humanities, covering topics in the visual arts, architecture, music, and performance. Before joining Encyclopædia Britannica in 2017, she worked at the Art Institute of Chicago and taught courses in art appreciation.

 

Primary Contributions (95)
Johannes Vermeer: Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring, oil painting on canvas (c. 1665) by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, one of his most well-known works. It depicts an imaginary young woman in exotic dress and a very large pearl earring. The work permanently resides in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague. An observant and…
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