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Old Woman Saying Grace, Known as ‘The Prayer without End’
An old woman prays devoutly before eating her meal. She does not let the begging cat tugging impatiently on the tablecloth distract her. The virtue of the old woman lies in her self-control and sense of duty to God. Just like his teacher Rembrandt, Maes focuses attention on the essence of the scene through restricted lighting.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/11Q2111
- http://iconclass.org/31D17
- http://iconclass.org/41C43
- http://iconclass.org/41C3
- http://iconclass.org/34B12
- http://iconclass.org/23U22
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- On loan from the City of Amsterdam
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/11Q2111
- http://iconclass.org/31D17
- http://iconclass.org/41C43
- http://iconclass.org/41C3
- http://iconclass.org/34B12
- http://iconclass.org/23U22
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- On loan from the City of Amsterdam
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1656
- 1656
Place-Time
- third quarter 17th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.8948
- SK-C-535
Extent
- height 134 cm
- width 113 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1656
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:18:14.812Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:38:25.016Z