The old woman is completely absorbed in her book. She carefully follows the text with her hand. The letters look Hebrew. What could she be reading? Perhaps the Old Testament, the word of God? Rembrandt most likely depicted a character from the Bible here, the prophetess Hannah.
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@rijksmuseum Efectivamente, ampliando la imagen, se ven todos los detalles de la obra, muy bien ejecutada. Es un cuadro extraordinario
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@rijksmuseum @7mcQJpiAOLZLLGg Given Caplin Comet reposted it. They’re making me think of Yoko reading my posts of woe. And that’s the point of it too y’all just wind me up for moments like these.
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