# Finding the story inside the painting

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDSalon London Spring 2012
- Speaker: Tracy Chevalier
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/tracy_chevalier_finding_the_story_inside_the_painting)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

When Tracy Chevalier looks at paintings, she imagines the stories behind them: How did the painter meet his model? What would explain that look in her eye? Why is that man ... blushing? She shares three stories inspired by portraits, including the one that led to her best-selling novel "Girl With a Pearl Earring."

## Lectures

1. [Finding the story inside the painting](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/tracy_chevalier_finding_the_story_inside_the_painting/452f23de6d75), 14 min (TED's player)