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Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve
one of the greatest mysteries in the world of art: How did
17th century Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer ("Girl with
a Pearl Earring") manage to paint so photo-realistically—150 years before the invention of photography? The epic
research project Jenison embarks on to test his theory is as
extraordinary as what he discovers. Spanning eight years,
Jenison’s adventure takes him to Delft, Holland, where
Vermeer painted his masterpieces, on a pilgrimage to the
North coast of Yorkshire to meet artist David Hockney, and
even to Buckingham Palace to see a Vermeer masterpiece.