The Bunny with a Pearl Earring - After Johannes Vermeer Sculpture

This piece is part of an exhibition, Getting Under the Skin, currently showing at the Westminster Arts Reference Library situated in London’s West End just behind the National Gallery. The show features 10 famous works of art reimagined by Field and Young as taxidermy tableaux to reflect the Library’s vast art and design collection. Johannes Vermeer’s 1665 portrait was originally known as “The Girl with a Turban” (turbans were a fashion accessory during the Ottoman wars of the 17th century). It became known as “The Girl with a Pearl Earring” only in the late 20th century and is now one of the most iconic portraits of all time, drawing comparison with the Mona Lisa and inspiring Tracy Chevalier’s eponymous 1999 novel and the subsequent movie, starring Scarlett Johansson. In Field & Young’s reimagining the girl has been anthropomorphised as a rabbit, wearing real pearl earrings and a silk turban. She sports a mustard coloured cotton dress and white lace blouse, adapted from up-cycled children’s clothing. She was found by a gamekeeper in Dorset.

Multi-paneled Sculpture:Taxidermy on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:27.6 W x 25.6 H x 7.9 D in

Number of Pieces:2

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