Théophile Thoré revived interest in the study of
Théophile Thoré revived interest in the study of this artist through an article in the Gazette de Beaux written under the pseudonym "Willem Bürger." A painting by this artist includes a strangely empty bell tower of the Nieuwe (NIV-uh) Kerk. In another painting by this artist, a pair of slippers lies on the floor of a hallway through which the viewer stares, as if intruding on the room within. In that painting, a woman with a (*) lute shows a piece of paper to her maid. This artist of The Love Letter included a fishing boat in a painting of his hometown seen from across the river. He also painted a tronie in which the unkown sitter wears a yellow- and-blue turban . For 10 points, name this Dutch painter of View of Delft and Girl With a Pearl Earring.