
Gerrit Dou荷兰, 1613–1675可否一睹真容?
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归属已知。今日是否在展,馆方并未说明,而我们不敢妄加揣测。
Old Woman Reading, also known as Old Woman Reading a Lectionary, is an oil painting by the Dutch painter Gerrit Dou, made c. 1631–1632. In the past the work was attributed to Rembrandt and was titled Rembrandt's Mother, but this has long been rejected. The portrait has been part of the collection of the Rijksmuseum, in Amsterdam, since November 1912.
The book is rendered in such detail that it is easy to see what the woman is reading: the beginning of chapter 19 of the Gospel of Luke. The passage states that those who wish to do good must give away half of all they own to the poor. The old woman’s expensive clothing contrasts sharply with this message: she is still attached to worldly possessions.
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