Portrait of Magdalena de Cuyper, mother of Rogier Le Witer, The elderly woman sits, turned to the right, in an armchair. She wears a black widow's cap, holds a prayer book in one hand and a handkerchief in the other. She is wearing a white mill collar and a black suit, with her fur trimmed with fur. The red curtain, draped to the left of her head, shows a glimpse into a blue sky. To the right is a wall with a niche and an old grieving herme in the background. This motif and the blooming tulip in the niche confirms the status of the person portrayed as a widow. The tulip points to transience. She was the widow of Bartholomeus Le Witer, who must have died between 3 April 1612 and 15 January 1613 and to whom she was married in 1587. Magdalena de Cuyper continued her husband's silk trade after his death. The same ensemble includes the portrait of the son of the subject, Rogier Le Witer and his wife Catharina Behaghel, historical persons - BB - woman, old woman, other hybrid forms in the shape of a pillar, handkerchief, Magdalena de Cuyper, Jacob Jordaens (I), c. 1635 - c. 1636, oil paint (paint), canvas, painting, h 152 cm × w 118 cm
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