Woman Playing the Sistrum

A woman in 17th-century dress, wearing a white bonnet and black shawl, is seated and playing a small stringed instrument held across her lap. She faces slightly toward the viewer, with soft, directional light modeling her pale face and hands against a dark, neutral background, while the warm browns of her dress and the instrument create a cohesive tonal unity. The painting features naturalistic brushwork, a restrained earthy palette, and a calm, intimate genre atmosphere typical of Dutch Baroque still lifes and figure studies.