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With so much mystery, the painting has been the theme of first, a novel and later, a film, both of which attempt to answer some of the questions about the painting, one of which remains: are her wide eyes and mysterious half-smile,innocent or seductive?
這幅畫充滿了神秘感，先是成了一本小說的主題，后來又成了一部電影的主題，兩者都試圖回答關(guān)于這幅畫的一些問題，其中一個問題是：她的大眼睛和神秘的微笑，是天真的還是誘人的？
Tracy Chevalier's novel, published in 1999, tells us the story of Griet, a 16 year old Dutch girl who needs to start work in order to support her family. She becomes a maid in Vermeer's household with its five children, grandmother, a long-time servant, sand Catharina, Vermeer's volatile wife. While Griet goes about her duties, she attracts the attention not only of a butcher's boy, Pieter, but also of the painter himself. Vermeer recognizes Griet as having visual talent and artistic promise, and takes her on as his studio assistant. Griet is wary of her position in the Vermeer household, but is glad to be encouraged to develop her skills. Her role is to grind paints and develop the colors which for mere will use for his paintings and when a model falls ill, she takes her place. Catharina has long been forbidden to enter the studio, So the apprenticeship takes place in secret. Griet and Vermeer grow closer, although their feelings are never stated explicitly.
崔西·雪佛蘭的小說出版于1999年，講述了葛里葉的故事，她是一個16歲的荷蘭女孩，需要開始工作，以支持她的家庭。她成了維米爾家的女仆，維米爾家里有五個孩子，祖母，一個長期的仆人，還有維米爾喜怒無常的妻子卡薩琳娜。當(dāng)葛里葉忙于她的工作時，她不僅引起了屠夫的兒子彼得的注意，也引起了畫家本人的注意。維米爾認(rèn)識到葛里葉具有視覺天賦和藝術(shù)潛質(zhì)，便聘請她擔(dān)任工作室助理。葛里葉對自己在維米爾家的地位十分謹(jǐn)慎，但她很高興能被鼓勵發(fā)展自己的技能。她的任務(wù)是為維米爾研磨顏料，當(dāng)模特生病時，她會代替模特的位置。卡薩琳娜一直被禁止進(jìn)入工作室，所以她的學(xué)徒工作是秘密進(jìn)行的。葛里葉和維米爾的關(guān)系越來越親密，盡管他們的感情從未明確地表達(dá)出來。
