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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn: Old beggar woman with a gourd

🖼 Old beggar woman with a gourd, c. 1629
Etching, first state of two
Amsterdam, Netherlands

A wizened beggar woman clutches a gourd, rendered in Rembrandt's characteristic chiaroscuro with loose, expressive brushwork. The painting elevates humble subject matter to dignified portraiture, reflecting Dutch Golden Age interest in human vulnerability and social realism.

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