Dirty Car Window Art – Home-Made Masterpieces

You’ve seen this painting, both in its original state and in countless references and parodies like this one. The original, created around the year 1665 by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, is a classic due to its wonderfully muted colors and the beautifully captured expression on the young lady’s face. She’s not as famous as the Mona Lisa, but serious—take a look at her and try to figure out what she’s thinking. There’s a story there.

Here we see a version lovingly recreated on the back of a very dirty car, and the look on her face is just as arresting. That says something about her—and Vermeer—that we can only admire.