Bust of an Old Woman in a Furred Cloak and Heavy Headdress is a 1631 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching depicts a woman's head and shoulders, her face turned slightly to the right. She wears a heavy headdress and a furred cloak, with her eyes cast downward. The image is rendered in bold lines and shading, with a focus on texture and depth. The woman's features are rendered in exquisite detail, from the folds of her cloak to the wisps of hair escaping her headdress. The overall effect is one of quiet contemplation, as if the subject is lost in thought. For more works in the Baroque style, explore the movement that defined this era of artistic expression.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), known mononymously as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.
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