In the context of this artwork, explain the Pearl necklace of the Visual analysis.
Vermeer's depiction of a pearl necklace alludes to the young girl's elegant lifestyle. In this work he used an abstract technique to portray the pearl necklace, which was replicated his painting, Allegory of Faith. To begin, he painted a base layer of dark greenish gray that curved around her neck to depict a shadow. Over the shadow, he created a hazy sequence of white spherical highlights. He did not define the individual pearls to portray the natural translucence of the gemstone. Compared to his paintings of the mid-1660s, Vermeer simplified and dismissed intense detail for abstracted portrayals. This shows an outgrowth of his own style, along with a technique that was not frequented by artists of his time.
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