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Ref: sk-a-3066
Here the light comes from behind the old woman: the brightest illumination falls on the book and her wrinkled hand, modelled with paint. Her face remains in shadow. She could be the prophetess Anna, an elderly widow who, according to the Bible, served God through fasting and prayer. Tradition has it that Rembrandt’s mother posed for this painting.
Title: Oude lezende vrouw, waarschijnlijk de profetes Hanna
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Date: 1631
Medium: panel; oil paint (paint)
Type: painting
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