Circle of Mathias Stomer (1600-1650)
An old Lady telling Beads by Candlelight
oil on canvas--reduced to an octagonal
24 7/8 x 26¾in. (63.3 x 67.9cm.) (edges made up)
Lot Essay
For a version with differences, compare the painting formerly in the Ben Nicolson collection (see B. Nicolson, Caravaggism in Europe, ed. L. Vertova, 1990, III, fig. 1527).