{"product_id":"an-old-woman-dozing-over-a-book","title":"An Old Woman Dozing over a Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003e  Nicolaes Maes (Dutch, 1634 - 1693)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e  32 3\/8\" x 26 3\/8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e  National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork:\u003c\/strong\u003e  (1655) \"Nicolaes Maes, one of the foremost portrait painters of the second half of the seventeenth century, began his career as a painter of religious subjects and genre scenes. These early works reflect the influence of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669), with whom he studied in Amsterdam between 1646 and 1653. In numerous paintings Maes explored the theme of a dozing woman who shirks her responsibilities. Here, the signs of sloth are subtle: the household keys, indicating worldly duties, dangle idly from a nail in the wall, and the opened Bible remains unread, suggesting that she has closed her eyes to the word of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of the props Maes used in this work reappear in other paintings from this period, as does his elderly model. Her identity is unknown, but she may have been a relative. Perhaps Maes followed Rembrandt’s example and used his mother for his representations of older women in his moralizing images of the mid-1650s. These didactic works were made after Maes returned to Dordrecht, where he married the widow of a preacher in 1654. Dordrecht was a Calvinist stronghold, so paintings that stressed moral responsibility probably had a ready market.\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nga.gov\/artworks\/70-old-woman-dozing-over-book\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"National Gallery of Art Washington DC - An Old Woman Dozing over a Book\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNational Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nicolaes Maes","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":49309809705203,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (32 3\/8\" x 26 3\/8\")","offer_id":49309809737971,"sku":null,"price":1408.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (19 7\/8\" x 16 1\/8\")","offer_id":49309809770739,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (24 1\/4\" x 19 3\/4\")","offer_id":49309809803507,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (29 3\/4\" x 24 1\/4\")","offer_id":49309809836275,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (38 3\/8\" x 31 1\/4\")","offer_id":49309809869043,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (46\" x 37 1\/2\")","offer_id":49309809901811,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (54 1\/4\" x 44 1\/4\")","offer_id":49309809934579,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (65 1\/8\" x 53\")","offer_id":49309809967347,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/NicolaesMaes-an_old_woman_dozing_over_a_book-product.jpg?v=1782669546","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/an-old-woman-dozing-over-a-book","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}