“There is a difference between Catholic and Protestant attitudes to painting," he explained as he worked, "but it is not necessarily as great as you may think. Paintings may serve a spiritual purpose for Catholics, but remember too that Protestants see God everywhere, in everything. By painting everyday things - tables and chairs, bowls and pitchers, soldiers and maids - are they not celebrating God's creation as well?”

Girl with a Pearl Earring: Griet [ISFP 9w1]

Function Order: Fi-Se-Ni-Fe Griet and Vermeer understand each other almost from the first moment they meet, in their similar love and grasp of colors and the nuances of what improves an artistic creation. She thinks differently from his wife and mother-in-law, in that she asks permission to clean the windows in his studio, remarking that it might change the light (and therefore, hurt his works…