An Old Woman Reading, Probably the Prophetess Hannah

An elderly woman leans over a large open book, her profile illuminated from the left while the background falls into deep darkness. She wears a red-brown cloak and a light head covering that catches the light, and the pages of the manuscript show densely printed text with careful, textured brushwork on fabric and flesh. The composition centers the figure and the book, employing Rembrandt’s chiaroscuro and a warm, earth-toned palette to create an intimate, contemplative mood typical of his Dutch Baroque style.