
After his death, Griet discovers that he left her the pearl earrings she wore in his portrait in his will.

He is a mysterious figure, but grows fond of Griet. He takes Griet into his household as a maid, but ends up making her his personal assistant. Johannes Vermeer is a painter based on the historical figure of the same name. Griet is presented as the girl depicted in Vermeer’s painting, "Girl with a Pearl Earring." Johannes Vermeer She works hard to support her family, but is eventually forced to leave the Vermeer household by Johannes Vermeer’s wife, Catharina.

Griet is portrayed as intelligent, beautiful, and modest. She ends up working in the Vermeer household and soon becomes the personal assistant of Johannes Vermeer, helping him in his art studio. Griet is a sixteen-year-old girl who is forced to work as a maid due to her family’s poor financial situation.
