Study of an old man (Rembrandt's father)

An elderly man is depicted in a three-quarter portrait, facing slightly to the left with his head turned toward the viewer. He wears a black cap and a fur-lined cloak, set against a plain brown background, with the face as the central focus and the torso emerging from the shadow. The palette uses warm earth tones—ochre, brown, and black—with light coming from the left to model the features through strong chiaroscuro and textured brushwork characteristic of Rembrandt.