Portrait of an Old Woman, Portrait of an old woman. She is turned in three-quarter view and wears a traditional Dutch veil on her head. She appears to hold rosary beads in her hands, likely in devotion. In the background, we see the sacrifice of Isaac. This is the moment when God commands Abraham to spare his son. An angel stops Abraham as he pulls back his sword to kill his kneeling son. In the sky, the clouds part revealing God the Father.
- Contini-Volterra Photographic Archive | Flemish (FLEM) | Portrait of an Old Woman, Portrait of an old woman. She is turned in three-quarter view and wears a traditional Dutch veil on her head. She appears to hold rosary beads in her hands, likely in devotion. In the background, we see the sacrifice of Isaac. This is the moment when God commands Abraham to spare his son. An angel stops Abraham as he pulls back his sword to kill his kneeling son. In the sky, the clouds part revealing God the Father., c.1500-1550
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