Jewelry

Jewelry is shown not by what it is but very often by what it reflects.

Vermeer - Weighing her possessions	Vermeer - The Pearl Necklace	VVermeer - Girl at the Harpsicord
Vermeer's women often wore jewelry that was seemingly represented by a single spot of white paint but a detailed look shows much more than that. Look at the earing of the "Girl with the Pearl Earring" and its complex reflections.
Vermeer - the Chinese Hat	Vermeer - the Red Hat	Vermeer - The Pearl Earring
		Detail of the 'Pearl' Earring - is it really a pearl?
Manet - The Railroad	Picasso - His Mother