The painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Vermeer is reportedly being loaned to Japan, with some outlets specifying it will be on display in Osaka. There are also separate reports of an art historian claiming to have discovered the identity of the girl in the painting, as well as unrelated references to the painting's image being used in other contexts, such as anime and a medical procedure. The painting's loan to Japan would be its first international loan in over a decade.