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Rembrandt van Rijn - The Prophetess Anna. Rembrandt's Mother 1631

The Prophetess Anna. Rembrandt's Mother 1631
60x48cm oil on panel
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes

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From Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam:
Light comes in from behind the old woman: the vivid glow illuminates the book and her hand, so thickly painted that the wrinkles seem almost modelled in clay. Her face remains in shadow. The woman could be the biblical prophetess Hannah. According to the Gospel of Luke, she was an elderly widow who worshipped God night and day with fasting and prayer.