Vermeer used a "wet-on-wet" technique to create soft transitions, avoiding harsh lines to mimic the way the human eye perceives light.
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The painting is housed in the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague, Netherlands. Vermeer used a "wet-on-wet" technique to create soft